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Doña Herlinda and Her Son (1985)

Nov 11, 1985 Comedy, Romance 1h 30m
52%
User Score
6.7/10

From the land of the margarita, the taco and the macho

Overview

A manipulative mama deftly manages the life of her homosexual son so that he can have his cake and eat it too. A woman of means, she does this by allowing her son, a doctor, to tryst in her home with his lover. Putting her son's happiness above all else, she then arranges a marriage of convenience to a woman.

Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
Writer
Jorge López Páez
Writer

Top Billed Cast

Guadalupe del Toro
Guadalupe del Toro

Doña Herlinda
Marco Antonio Treviño
Marco Antonio Treviño

Rodolfo
Arturo Meza
Arturo Meza

Ramón
Leticia Lupercio
Leticia Lupercio

Olga
Lucha Villa
Lucha Villa

Herself
Guillermina Alba
Guillermina Alba

Billy

Full Cast & Crew

Media

CINE GAY MÉXICO; Doña Herlinda y su hijo
CINE GAY MÉXICO; Doña Herlinda y su hijo
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Reviews

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A review by raistlin3
Written on November 10, 2013

Doña Herlinda and Her Son, the 1985 film from writer/director Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, is not only a funny, warm gay romantic comedy, it also marks the first time that a Latin American film depicted gay relationships positively. I enjoyed this film a great deal, and recommend it.

The story, and filmmaking style, are both effectively simple. The wealthy widow Doña Herlinda (played with beguiling warmth and slyness by Guadalupe Del Toro) dotes on her somewhat spoiled physician son Rodolfo (Marco Antonio Trevino), who is romantically involved with a younger man, music student Ramón (Arturo Meza).

When Doña Herlinda decides it's time for her son to take a wife – while still keeping his lover – she uses all of her considerable maternal wiles to put an ingenious plan into motion....

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