Doña Herlinda and Her Son

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.

Cast

Guadalupe del Toro

Guadalupe del Toro

as Doña Herlinda

Marco Antonio Treviño

Marco Antonio Treviño

as Rodolfo

Arturo Meza

Arturo Meza

as Ramón

Leticia Lupercio

Leticia Lupercio

as Olga

Lucha Villa

Lucha Villa

as Herself

Guillermina Alba

Guillermina Alba

as Billy

Reviews

raistlin3

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...

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