Doña Herlinda and Her Son(Movie, 1985)

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. ()