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The short story "Our Language" by Yohanca Delgado is narrated by a ciguapa and follows her life story. The 2021 short film "La Ciguapa Siempre" written and directed by Monica Moore Suriyage concerns a young woman on a camping trip with her boyfriend in the woods, who discovers her true identity as a ciguapa.
The Cegua, La Sihuehuet or Siguanaba, Cigua or Siguanaba is a supernatural character from Central American folklore, though it can also be heard in Mexico. It is a shapeshifting spirit that typically takes the form of an attractive, long haired woman seen from behind.
La Ciguapa: is a female character who comes out at night. She is naked with very long black hair, and her feet are backwards. She enchants the men she comes across. Los Indios (The Indians): are a group of men and women dressed in the typical native Taino Indian attire. They travel together representing Dominican origins.
La Ciguapa Limón con sal Me enamoré Pa' otro la'o Procura Sol de Verano Pa' Otro La'o Baila venga, Chichi De Vuelta al Barrio El beso de Judas La Morena Si no te veo De Vuelta al Barrio La Zalamera Más Que Suficiente Tamborada Más Que Suficiente Amor Samurái La Negra Bella Dominicano De Aquel La'o del Río Con Fe La Hamaca de Dios De Que ...
Si usted ve a una ciguapa, nunca la mire a los ojos para que no le embruje con su poder... The ciguapa sounds very much like the Ciguanaba (AKA Maria Pata de Pollo) of Guatemalan and Salvadoran legend, which may indicate that the legend originated in Spain and was brought to the Caribbean and Central America by Spanish invaders.
The story compares two figures who eschewed their culture in favor of a foreign culture. The narrator first tells the story of Droctulft , a barbarian who, according to the historical writings of Paul the Deacon , abandoned the barbarian Lombards to join the Byzantine Army and defend the city of Ravenna .
Colson suffered economic hardships in Paris and sales of his works were minimal. [13] Following suggestions from Dominican writer Pedro Henríquez Ureña and Mexican poet Maples Arce, he left for Mexico in 1934 with hopes of improving his situation; there, Colson held a personal exhibition, sponsored by the Secretary of Education and began teaching at the Workers' School of Art. [14]
In Spanish, duende originated as a contraction of the phrase dueñ(o) de casa, effectively "master of the house", or alternatively, derived from some similar mythical being of the Visigoth or Swabian culture given its comparable looks with the “Tomte” of the Swedish language conceptualized as a mischievous spirit inhabiting a dwelling.