Learn about the legend of “La Huesera”, a woman who could give life to a magical being only with the bones she collected in the desert.
Bonemaker It is the most outstanding horror film in the last year in Mexican cinema. And this is demonstrated by the fact that it is the film with the most nominations for the 2023 Ariel Award. Behind the production directed by Michelle Garza Cervera hides a legend belonging to Mexican folklore so rich in macabre stories. Find out what is the Legend of the Bonemaker.
In addition to famous legends such as La Planchada, La Mujer Herrada and La Llorona, there is La Huesera, a woman who could give life to a magical being only with the bones she collected in the desert.
What is the legend of La Huesera?
The legend of La Huesera has been fed by various popular myths and traditional stories. Perhaps the most accepted version is the one told by the writer Clarissa Pinkola Estes in his book Women who run with the wolves. It talks about an old woman with an almost animal appearance who lives away from everyone “in a hiding place of the soul.”
Also known as “La Trapera” or “La Loba”, this woman walks through the desert collecting bones of dead animalssuch as ravens, snakes, deer, and especially wolves. Upon this collection, he returns to his cave and groups them together to form a complete skeleton.
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Then he sits by the side and sings for her by the light of the fire. Magically, the remains begin to cover themselves with muscle, flesh and hair to form a wolfish looking creature, which comes to life. However, the entity has not finished forming.
It is there until a ray of the Sun or the Moon illuminates it, when the being transforms into a woman who runs freely. According to the legend of the Bonemaker, this woman appears in front of those who have lost their way in the desert and guides them to resume their path.
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Pinkola Estés points out in her book that women are usually protagonists of legends due to their ability to give life and suffer at the moment of loss. The Bonemaker is distinguished by creating a being from the remains of others, so she can also be seen as a maternal figure. In her film Huesera de ella, Mexican director Michelle Garza Cervera offers us a sensational and terrifying tale of unhappy motherhood.
In Bonemakerthe actress Natalia Solian plays valerie, a young woman who manages to get pregnant after many attempts. Unfortunately, right at that moment she begins to be persecuted by a strange entity that fills her with nightmares, although perhaps none like becoming a mother.
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The image of the Bonemaker in the film is seen as a suffocating presence, a representation of fear and anxiety in the face of motherhood. Anyway, it is a legend and a movie about a being that is related to the birth of a new life.
Where can you see the movie? Bonemaker
The work of Michelle Garza Cervera is available on streaming platforms such as Prime Videoas well as in clear video where it is available for rent.
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