Sunday, May 31, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Getty Center, Los Angeles
*La Llorona* (2019), directed Guatemala filmmaker Jayro Bustamante, is a fictionalized take on the the country’s genocide trials in which former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt was found guilty of human rights violations and crimes against humanity. Playing with the horror film genre and the trope of the legend of La Llorona, Bustamante paints a compelling picture of how collective Indigenous memory still haunts not just the dictator, but his family and society, in the collective search for justice. The film stars María Mercedes Coroy and María Telón, two of Guatemala’s best-known contemporary actors of Maya Kaqchikel descent. This screening will be followed by a 20-minute pre-recorded interview with actress Coroy conducted by William Ramirez, public program coordinator at the Getty Research Institute. It will be followed by a presentation by Alicia Ivonne Estrada, professor of Chicana/o Studies at California State University, Northridge, whose work centers Central American history, Maya cultural productions, literature, and radio. This event is part of the Research Institute’s [Latinx and Latin American Art Initiative][1], which currently focuses on Central America and its diasporas. DIRECTED BY: Jayro Bustamente. PRODUCED BY: Jayro Bustamente. WRITTEN BY: Jayro Bustamente & Lisandro Sanchez. 97 minutes, 2019. Spanish and Maya with English subtitles. This program is part of the [Art on Screen][2] series, which celebrates moving-image media and its intersection with art and art histories. The conversation will be available on the [Getty Research Institute YouTube channel][3] following the event. Visit the Getty Research Institute's [Exhibitions and Events page][4] for more free programs. [1]: https://www.getty.edu/projects/latin-american-latinx-art-initiative/ [2]: https://www.getty.edu/whats-on/art-on-screen/ [3]: https://www.youtube.com/c/gettyresearch [4]: https://www.getty.edu/research/exhibitions_events/