Doña Herlinda and Her Son
Doña Herlinda and Her Son

Movie·1985·1h 30m

Doña Herlinda and Her Son

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

Country

Mexico

Language

Spanish

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The Story

Original title: Doña Herlinda y su hijo

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.

Written By

Jorge López Páez

Producer

Guillermo del Toro, Manuel Barbachano Ponce

Editor

Luis Kelly

Themes

mexicodoctorlgbtweightliftingfrench hornmother son relationshipgay theme

Production House

Clasa Films Mundiales
Vanguard Cinema

Audience Score

53%

21 votes

Skip16%
Timepass39%
Go for it32%
Perfection13%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

Guadalupe del Toro

Doña Herlinda

Marco Antonio Treviño

Rodolfo

Arturo Meza

Ramón

Leticia Lupercio

Olga

Lucha Villa

Lucha Villa

Herself

Guillermina Alba

Billy

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Crew

Jaime Humberto Hermosillo

Jaime Humberto Hermosillo

Director, Writer

Jorge López Páez

Writer

Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro

Executive Producer

Luis Kelly

Luis Kelly

Editor

Manuel Barbachano Ponce

Manuel Barbachano Ponce

Producer

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