Dona Herlinda and Her Son (1985)
"Doña Herlinda y su hijo" (original title)

Rodolfo (Trevino) is a young bachelor doctor who has a love affair with a younger music student, Ramon (Meza). When Rodolfo's mother begins to urge his son to get married, he quickly asks ... See full summary »

Director:

Jaime Humberto Hermosillo

Writers:

Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, Jorge López Páez (novel)

Stars:

Arturo Meza, Marco Antonio Treviño, Guadalupe Del Toro

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Arturo Meza	...	Ramón
Marco Antonio Treviño	...	Rodolfo
Guadalupe Del Toro	...	Doña Herlinda
Letícia Lupercio	...	Olga
Josefina González
Lucha Villa	...	Herself
Guillermina Alba	...	Billy

Storyline

Rodolfo (Trevino) is a young bachelor doctor who has a love affair with a younger music student, Ramon (Meza). When Rodolfo's mother begins to urge his son to get married, he quickly asks modern and open-mind Olga (Lupercio) to become his wife. Ramon is heart-broken, but Dona Herlinda (del Toro) has the final solution to make everybody happy: She asks Ramon to live with her, near by Rodolfo and Olga. Everybody together forever.

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Plot Keywords:

music student | love | student | doctor | recording | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

4 April 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dona Herlinda and Her Son

Filming Locations:

Chapála, Jalisco, Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Clasa Films Mundiales

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Guadalupe del Toro was offered the role of Dona Herlinda in exchange for helping finance the movie.

User Reviews

A great Love story.

I really like this movie because it has a feeling of being open and sincere. The first time I saw it I was shocked for two reasons: because it had been filmed in the city I was born in (and this was shown in the very opening scene which shows the Plaza de la Liberacion with its fountains and the famous cathedral of Guadalajara in the background) and because of the straightforward approach to such a "delicate" subject, such as the sincere love between two adult males, by the director Jaime Humberto Hermosillo. What I found most endearing in the whole movie is the fact that Doña Herlinda, the mother of one of the two men in love, knows about her son's sexual orientation but she's willing to accept it as long as she gets her only wish: a grandson. The acting is very good, the characters very much alive, and the many twists and turns on the story make this movie funny and poignant at the same time. I gave it only 9 stars because the choice of music used in the movie is old and outdated, even for the time the movie was originally filmed. This is a great love story for both gay and straight movie lovers.