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.

Guadalupe del Toro
as Doña Herlinda

Marco Antonio Treviño
as Rodolfo

Arturo Meza
as Ramón

Leticia Lupercio
as Olga

Lucha Villa
as Herself

Guillermina Alba
as Billy
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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...