Doña Herlinda and Her Son

Doña Herlinda and Her Son

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

1985 · 90 min · ★ 5.3 · Comedy, Romance

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.

Directed by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo · Written by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo

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