Puerto Rican Lore, Part 1: El Chupacabra and La Llorona (The Goatsucker and The Weeping Woman)

Every culture has its urban legends. Some serve to explain the unexplainable. Some have a moral. And some are just plain fun, meant to creep us out. In this episode we explore the mystery of the Chupacabra, a reptilian creature believed to be mutilating animals throughout the island, and La Llorona, a heartbroken wife who drowned her own children as revenge towards her unfaithful husband.<br/><br/>Listen…if you dare!<br/><br/>Cada cultura tiene sus leyendas urbanas. Algunas sirven para explicar lo inexplicable. Algunos tienen una moraleja. Y algunos son simplemente divertidos, solo para asustarnos. En este episodio exploramos el misterio del Chupacabra, una criatura reptil que se cree que mutila animales en toda la isla, y La Llorona, una esposa desconsolada que ahogó a sus propios hijos como venganza hacia su marido infiel.<br/><br/>Escucha… ¡si te atreves!<br/><br/>SOURCES:<br/>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chupacabra#:~:text=Chupacabras%20can%20be%20literally%20translated,and%20the%20latter%20a%20regularization.<br/> https://abc7news.com/chupacabr....a-animal-legendary-c <br/>https://cbsaustin.com/news/loc....al/the-mystery-and-t <br/>https://www.princeton.edu/~accion/chupa21.html <br/>https://www.today.com/popcultu....re/movies/chupacabra <br/>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387075/?ref_=tt_mv_close<br/>https://www.americanghostwalks.com/articles/1-la-llorona-puerto-rico<br/> https://localguest.com/puerto-rican-spooky-legends-popular-urban-legends/<br/> https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/La-Aparecida-una-leyenda-urbana-de-Puerto-Rico-9376784<br/> https://www.metro.pr/pr/notici....as/2013/10/31/leyend WITH US!<br/><br/>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/242722224736098/<br/>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boricuamerican/ and<br/>https://www.instagram.com/boricuamerican_podcast/<br/>Email: nancylynnpinto@gmail.com<br/><br/>Thank you to our brother, Santos , for composing our intro and outro music. Check out his music here: / Gracias a nuestro hermano, Santos, por componer nuestra música de intro and outro. Escuche su musica aqui: https://www.reverbnation.com/santoscornier?fbclid=IwAR1_flS4Dy8i9t6JFhrCkzW220URLKJMVPfndmi0wl7idlA82ECx6Q-wW2Q<br/><br/>Thanks also to the following sites for music and sound effects:<br/> https://freepd.com/<br/>https://pixabay.com/<br/>https://freesound.org/<br/>https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/<br/>