Los pasos de La Llorona sobre Ciudad Juárez: voces de resistencia en la literatura de mujeres de la frontera México-Estados Unidos

Abstract

This study analyzes a literary corpus from the northern border of Mexico written by women in relation to violence in Ciudad Juárez, with the purpose of identifying representations of the historical and mythical figure of La Llorona from the point of view of Chicana cultural interpretation. Critical proposals by authors such as Gloria Anzaldúa, about a transgressing identity build upon the archetype of “the terrible mother” allows to recognize positive meanings in female Mexican voices associated to pain, silence, crying and shouting, in order to establish a collective discourse of resistance and empowerment against violence and forgetfulness.