Top billed cast

1. 

   Guadalupe del Toro

   Doña Herlinda

2. 

   Marco Antonio Treviño

   Rodolfo

3. 

   Arturo Meza

   Ramón

4. 

   Leticia Lupercio

   Olga

5. 

   Lucha Villa

   Herself

6. 

   Guillermina Alba

   Billy

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Reviews

A review by raistlin3

Written by raistlin3 on 2013-11-10

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 beguiling warmth and slyness by Guadalupe Del Toro) dotes on her somewhat spoiled physician son Rodolfo (Marco Antonio Trevino), who is romantically involved with a younger man, music student Ramón (Artur...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
Spanish

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• mexico
• doctor
• lgbt
• weightlifting
• french horn
• mother son relationship
• gay theme