Doña Herlinda and Her Son (1986)

  • NR
  • 04/04/1986 (US)
  • Comedy, Romance
  • 1h 30m

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

Overview

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.

Jaime Humberto Hermosillo

Writer, Director

Jorge López Páez

Writer

Cast

Guadalupe del Toro's headshot

Guadalupe del Toro

Doña Herlinda
Marco Antonio Treviño's headshot

Marco Antonio Treviño

Rodolfo
Arturo Meza's headshot

Arturo Meza

Ramón
Leticia Lupercio's headshot

Leticia Lupercio

Olga
Lucha Villa's headshot

Lucha Villa

Herself
Guillermina Alba's headshot

Guillermina Alba

Billy

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