Podcast Summary: SAN VALENTÍN MALDITO | Historias de Terror, Brujería y Pactos Oscuros

Podcast: EXTRA ANORMAL
Host: Paco Arias (iEX Studios)
Guest: Diana ("Secreto de Bruja")
Date: February 13, 2026

Overview

In this chilling San Valentín (Valentine's Day) special, Paco Arias and guest Diana from "Secreto de Bruja" delve into the dark side of love—exploring real-life stories involving brujería (witchcraft), supernatural encounters, cursed gifts, and sinister pacts made in the name of love. The episode weaves cautionary tales where romance shifts into obsession, manipulation, and sometimes, terrifying consequences—all set against the backdrop of one of the most emotionally charged dates on the calendar.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Witchcraft and Love on San Valentín (04:35–06:22)

• Paco opens the discussion: Valentine's Day isn't always chocolates and roses—in some cases, it's a time when brujería is at its peak, with people seeking to "amarrar" (tie) or control lovers and exes.
• Diana confirms that requests for love spells and reunification rituals skyrocket during February, explaining how desperation can push people into using occult means:

  "Febrero es quieren que regresen los ex, los ex... nos aferramos tanto a las personas..." (04:35, Diana)

2. The Cautionary Tale of Lucía: Amarre Gone Wrong (06:36–23:08)

• Story Details:
  Lucía, described as attractive and used to male attention, falls for a colleague, Diego, who curiously ignores her advances. Persuaded by a witchy friend, she tries a menstrual blood-based "amarre" ritual (a love-binding spell). Initially, it works—Diego becomes enamored, proposing marriage, but the relationship darkens over time.
• Sinister Twist:
  Diego is a practitioner of Yoruba religion with his own esoteric knowledge. When Lucía becomes pregnant against his wishes, the relationship turns violent. She suffers a miscarriage under mysterious circumstances. Diego confronts her, revealing his awareness of her spell:

  "¿Tú pensaste que con ese trabajo de brujería me ibas a amarrar a mí? No te metas con un santero." (21:43, Diego, via Paco)

• Aftermath:
  Lucía becomes infertile—a karmic repercussion, according to Diana:

  "Yo esto lo sentiría como karma. Oye, es que no estuvo bien que la chica hiciera eso desde un principio." (22:34, Diana)

3. El Diablo y sus Esposas: Pactos Oscuros (25:57–35:57)

• Story Details:
  Diana recounts a family legend: her fan’s grandmother, forced into marriage as a teen during the Mexican Revolution, makes a pact with a mysterious, dashing "charro"—later revealed to be the devil. The cost: a lifetime of yearly conjugal visits and tragic deaths of each subsequent husband who enters her life.

• Themes:
  The story illustrates how the vulnerable might accept pacts for freedom or happiness, only for the "favor" to come at a heavy price.

  "Vamos a hacer un trato... Pero a partir de ahora, una vez al año tú vas a ser mía." (26:47–26:59, Charro/Devil, via Diana)

• Diana’s reflection:

  "Cuántas personas hubiéramos hecho lo mismo... ella era una niña, lo que quería era su libertad." (33:48, Diana)

4. Sex with Demons: The Allure and the Trap (35:57–36:37)

• Drawing from both literature and testimony, Paco and Diana discuss the concept that intimacy with demonic entities (súcubos, íncubos, or the devil) is devastatingly addictive and beyond human pleasure, often leaving victims unable or unwilling to relate to normal partners.

  "Tener intimidad con un demonio nunca se te vuelve a antojar un ser humano." (35:57, Diana)

5. Haunted by a Lover: La Novia Que No Se Va (36:40–55:47)

• Story of Samuel (Puerto Rico):
  Samuel, after leaving a toxic girlfriend Jessica, is wracked by guilt after her suicide. Four years later, on a date with a new girlfriend Carla (on Valentine's Day), both witness Jessica's ghost. Paranormal activity escalates at his inherited apartment: poltergeist events, physical attacks, and apparitions become regular, especially when Carla visits.
  • Memorable moment:

    "Vi a una mujer que estaba en la calle que se quedó mirando hacia nuestra mesa... cuando voltea ve a Jessica..." (43:53, Samuel, via Paco)

• Diana's Advice:
  A spirit stuck in anger and pain risks turning into something darker, and a cleansing or "liberación" is necessary.

  "Ese espíritu humano... puede convertirse en algún momento en un demonio por el sentimiento de maldad..." (53:57, Paco)

6. Brujería Casera y los Amarres de Cocina (56:09–68:13)

• Shocking family stories:
  Diana narrates the downfall of a once-robust family man whose wife secretly fed him food laced with her bodily fluids. Over time, he became a "zombie," wasting away and dying prematurely.

  • Diana's perspective:

    "Jamás va a ser bueno... así es la brujería de cocina, pero es un amarre..." (63:30, Diana)

• Paco shares a tale about domestic manipulation from his grandmother's neighborhood, and how even animals or children sometimes break the silence of these dark household secrets.

7. Karma, Justice & Love Gone Rotten: El Regalo de Aniversario (69:13–80:03)

• Story Details:
  A marriage falters; Héctor’s mysterious skin affliction turns out to be the fallout of his wife Valentina discovering his infidelities. She performs a curse using personal effects, soil, and fish scales—leaving him to die in agony, her farewell:

  "Puedes quedarte con tus dinero y la doble vida que siempre te gustó llevar, disfruta tu regalo, feliz aniversario. —Valentina" (76:06, letter read by Paco)

• Diana’s take:

  "Eso yo me he percatado, es una ley del universo que una persona que es infiel... sufren de grandes... cuando ya van a entrar en ese momento..." (79:30, Diana)

8. Folk Legends: Las Cincuates y el Embarazo de la Serpiente (82:08–91:08)

• Michocán village tale:
  Local lore warns that girls shouldn't go out alone on February 14th or they'll become pregnant by the mythical snake, the "cincuate." A girl vanishes on an errand, returns in a stupor, and eventually is found to be "pregnant"—medical investigation discovers not a baby, but snake eggs.
  • Diana reflects on the blending of the supernatural with rural folklore and real trauma:

    "Estas criaturas... se nos olvida que forman parte de este mundo también espiritual..." (91:08, Diana)

Notable Quotes & Timestamps

• Diana on love spells:
  "Si de por sí es algo que piden todo el año, en febrero... enloquecen por regresar al ex." (04:35)

• Paco on the risk of brujería:
  "No te metas con un santero..." (21:43, story of Lucía)

• Diana on the consequences of forbidden pacts:
  "Cuántas personas hubiéramos hecho lo mismo... ella era una niña, lo que quería era su libertad." (33:48)

• Paco on the trap of demonic lovers:
  "El placer que a veces produce un súcubo o un íncubo es mucho mayor..." (36:14)

• Samuel’s fear:
  "Vi a Jessica, estaba como a 100 metros parada, mirando..." (43:53)

• Diana on justice vs. revenge:
  "Eso yo me he percatado, es una ley del universo que una persona que es infiel... sufren de grandes... cuando ya van a entrar en ese momento..." (79:30)

Highlighted Segment Timestamps

• [04:35] – Peak of love spells in February
• [06:36–23:08] – Story of Lucía and the failed amarre ritual
• [25:57–35:57] – The grandmother and her pact with the devil
• [36:40–55:47] – Samuel haunted by his ex-girlfriend Jessica's ghost
• [56:09–68:13] – Brutality of kitchen witchcraft ("té de calzón")
• [69:13–80:03] – Cursed anniversary and karmic punishment
• [82:08–91:08] – Michoacán's "cincuate" snake legend and monstrous pregnancy

Tone & Language

The atmosphere is conversational yet darkly enchanting, mixing folklore, personal experiences, and cautionary lessons. Diana's style is candid and empathetic, while Paco maintains a storyteller's rhythm, seeking both to inform and unsettle listeners.

Memorable Moments

• The revelation with Lucía and Diego, a supernatural power struggle that ends in sorrow and illness.
• Diana's retelling of a pact with "el charro"—a handsome devil, an eternal prison masquerading as liberation.
• The vivid portrait of a family’s slow decline into zombified existence through occult manipulation in the kitchen.
• The Michoacán legend, blending indigenous belief with horror, involving village-wide precautions, and the unexplained biological anomaly.

Final Thoughts

"Extra Anormal" invites us to consider the high cost of forbidden love, the unseen forces at work behind obsession, and the inescapable web of supernatural consequences spun by desperation and secrecy. The stories blend folklore, real experiences, and deep spiritual warnings—all of which resonate long after the episode concludes.

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