Two Scary Folktales: La Llorona Vs El Cucuy: La Llorona / El Cucuy

If the story of El Cucuy, with his big red ear, does not send chills down your kids' spines, then the tale of the woman who searches the riverbanks for wandering kids surely will, in a bilingual version of two scary Latin American folktales.

Joe Hayes is one of America's premier storytellers. He grew up in a small town in southern Arizona where he learned Spanish from his classmates. As he got older, Joe began gathering old stories from the Southwest. Joe has earned a distinctive role as a bilingual storyteller. Joe Hayes is one of America's premier storytellers. He grew up in a small town in southern Arizona where he learned Spanish from his classmates. As he got older, Joe began gathering old stories from the Southwest. Joe has earned a distinctive role as a bilingual storyteller.