La llorona 

Region of origin: 

There are several potential sources for the story of La Llorona/ the weeping woman, including ancient Jewish literature, Mexico, and Spain.

Type Supernatural

 la llorona is said to be a vengful ghost

Appearance:

la llorona is describe as La Llorona typically appears wearing a white gown or dress, maybe paired with a veil. and Her hair reaches her waist and is long and dark.Many people describe La Llorona's face as blank, lacking any distinguishing characteristics like eyes, mouths, or noses. Some versions of the story, however, claim that she eventually shows a steel horse's head or a face formed of bone.Motion According to legend, La Llorona glides across the ground without leaving any trace. the typical behavior of  La Llorona is typically portrayed crying and yelling at night. According to some, she entices kids to accompany her, and her screams serve as a reminder to kids to return home. 

Legends:

 In the tradition, after learning that her husband had cheated on her, La Llorona drowned her children out of jealous wrath. Because of the sins she committed during her lifetime, she is said to haunt the planet.

Possible theorie:

Some people think she is related to the goddess Coatlicue, while others think she is a sad figure who drowned her children—possibly as a result of a Spanish invader betraying her.

Physical Description:

According to some tales, La Llorona wore a veil or a hooded cape and had long hair. Others describe her as youthful and attractive, wearing only black or white clothing, or having her backbone pierced by the bones of her deceased children.

Sightings:

There have been reports of individuals seeing her or hearing her scream for her children. Some claim that if you hear her calling her children from a distance, she is close, and if you hear her close, she is far away, however they advise you to be cautious and to lock your window and door if you see her.

Fun fact:

According to others, she shows herself when kids misbehave or when males are lost and by themselves by a lake or river. In other tales, she poses as moms and kidnaps their kids, thinking they are her own missing sons and drowns them how she did to her kids.

Citation:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/La-Llorona