
Mavka: The Forest Song(2023)
Mavka, a Soul of the Forest, faces an impossible choice between love and her duty as Guardian of the Heart of the Forest when she falls for a human, a talented young musician named Lukas.


Based on a famous Mexican legend, a group of kids must stop the ghost of a woman whose guilt over the drowning of her own children leads her to abduct youngsters who wander the woods at night.

Rafael Inclán
Alebrije (voice)

Yair Prado
Leo San Juan (voice)

Mónica del Carmen
Kika (voice)

Mayté Cordero
Teodora Villavicencio (voice)
Rosario Zúñiga
Rosa (voice)

Mercedes Hernández
Yoltzin (voice)
Andrés Couturier
Don Andres / Pujo (voice)

Rocío Lara
La Llorona (voice)
Miguel Couturier
Willy / Fray Godofredo (voice)

Jesús Guzmán
Pecas / Finado (voice)
The Legend of La Llorona is a animation, family, fantasy, adventure film released in 2011 exploring themes of based on myths, legends or folklore. Directed by Alberto Rodríguez, it stars Rafael Inclán, Yair Prado, Mónica del Carmen. Based on a famous Mexican legend, a group of kids must stop the ghost of a woman whose guilt over the drowning of her own children leads her to abduct youngsters who wander the woods at night.
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