6.6
“From the land of the margarita, the taco and the macho”
Doña Herlinda and Her Son (1985)
November 11, 19851h 30mES
5.3
21 votes
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.
Director
Jaime Humberto HermosilloWhere to Watch
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Original Language
Spanish
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Production Companies
Clasa Films MundialesVanguard Cinema
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User Reviews
raistlin3
8.0Doña 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 M…
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