From the land of the margarita, the taco and the macho
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 Hermosillo
Cast: Guadalupe del Toro, Marco Antonio Treviño, Arturo Meza, Leticia Lupercio, Lucha Villa, Guillermina Alba
raistlin3 - 8/10
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 beguili...
November 10, 2013
From the land of the margarita, the taco and the macho
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.
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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 …
1h 30m
November 11, 1985
Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
Guadalupe del Toro, Marco Antonio Treviño, Arturo Meza
Comedy, Romance
