

Doña Herlinda and Her Son
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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- Language
- Spanish
- mexico
- doctor
- lgbt
- weightlifting
- french horn
- mother son relationship
- gay theme
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United StatesUS
- TheatricalChicago International Film Festival11 Nov 1985
- Theatrical4 Apr 1986
CanadaCA
- Theatrical12 Sept 1986
GreeceGR
- Theatrical11 Nov 2002
MexicoMX
- TheatricalNR18 Jun 1987
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Doña Herlinda and Her Son was released on 11 November 1985.
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1- R8/10
raistlin3
11/10/2013
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 beguiling warmth and slynes…
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