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Doña Herlinda and Her Son
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Doña Herlinda and Her Son

1985-11-11 · 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.

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Directors
Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
Production companies
Clasa Films Mundiales, Vanguard Cinema
Countries
Mexico
Status
Released

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Guadalupe del ToroDoña Herlinda
Marco Antonio TreviñoRodolfo
Arturo MezaRamón
Leticia LupercioOlga
Lucha VillaLucha VillaHerself
Guillermina AlbaBilly

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