Dona Herlinda and Her Son (1985)

Original title

Doña Herlinda y su hijo

Directed by

Jaime Humberto Hermosillo

Genre

drama film, comedy film, romance film

Country

Mexico

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 21 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young doctor named Rodolfo is having a secret romance with Ramón, a music student. His mother Doña Herlinda notices and arranges for Ramón to live with them while also pushing Rodolfo to date a woman and get married.

playfulwarmwrymildly farcicalcomedicdomesticromanticfamily-centric

What happens

Dona Herlinda and Her Son (Spanish: Doña Herlinda y su hijo) is a 1985 Mexican film directed by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, starring Arturo Meza, Marco Treviño and Guadalupe del Toro. It was based on the homonymous short story written by Jorge López Páez. The plot follows Rodolfo, a young bachelor doctor, who has a love affair with a younger music student, Ramón. Rodolfo's meddlesome but well intentioned mother, arranges for Ramón to move with them but also for Rodolfo to find a girlfriend and get married. Doña Herlinda and her son successfully premiered at various international festivals: the XV Festival New Directors - New Films at the Museum of Modern Art in New York (1986), the XXX London Film Festival (1986), and the Festival of Amiens (France) (1986), among others. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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