Doqa Herlinda and Her Son: Amazon.ca: Arturo Meza, Marco Antonio Trevi�o, Guadalupe Del Toro, Let�cia Lupercio, Josefina Gonz�lez, Lucha Villa, Guillermina Alba, Miguel Ehrenberg, Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, Luis Kelly, Guillermo del Toro, Manuel Barbachano Ponce, Jorge L�pez P�ez: DVD

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Doña Herlinda is a delightfully singular movie character, a doting widow who wants it all--a happy son, grandchildren, and the respect of her neighbor--and quietly, lovingly manipulates the world around her to get it. Her devoted son, Rodolfo, is gay, but that's no problem: she practically adopts Ramon, his young lover, and even moves him into their house ("Rodolfo's bedroom is big," she smiles with convincing innocence) while simultaneously arranging for Ramon's marriage. Writer-director Jaime Humberto Hermosillo has nothing but respect for his characters, especially Guadalupe Del Toro's sweet and sly Doña Herlinda, a woman who projects naïve innocence while determinedly stage-managing her unconventional family unit. In other hands this might be a recipe for tragedy, but Hermosillo spins it into a lovingly subversive comedy of tolerance, acceptance, and keeping up appearances. --Sean Axmaker

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4.0 out of 5 stars Movie good - I have the LD, Jan 30 2004

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Matthew Shu (Prince George, BC) - See all my reviews

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When is Amazon going to update the title to "Dona" instead of "Doqa"?

The movie on lazer disc is fun while the acting may at times be a little stilted, especially the actress playing Dona Herlinda. I haven't seen the DVD version and probably won't buy it until my lazer disc player dies. Perhaps by then the DVD version will be cleaned up.

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4.0 out of 5 stars 4 Stars for Movie, 1 Star for POOR QUALITY DVD, Jan 25 2003

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Robert Amsel (Steelton, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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The incredibly poor and careless copying of this charming movie to DVD by Vanguard Cinema prompts me to suggest that ANY video version, even an old and faded one, is preferable. The DVD's color quality is mediocre and looks like a second or third generation video dubbing to DVD, but it is not. I know this because you can even see the film reel run out at the end following the titles. This is hardly a surprise considering everything else about this DVD! There are glitches and jumps in the picture throughout. There are dropouts and clicks in the sound throughout. And the subtitles -- the new subtitles in English (unremovable, I might add) were typed by someone totally unfamiliar with English punctuation, who never heard of an apostrophe and is doubtful about the use of question marks, commas, exclamation points, etc. The DVD version is an insult to everyone involved in the making of this 1985 Mexican comedy about a conniving mother's plans to keep her gay son happy by first, moving his lover into their home, and second, promoting a marriage for her son so that she may have grandchildren. It takes the idea of "extended family" to a new dimension. The characters (and actors who portray them) are all very attractive and likeable. To me, the one thing lacking is that the filmmaker (or writer) never deals with the bride's awareness or lack of awareness to the situation into which she marries. And she's not a stupid woman. She's a clear-headed feminist who works to promote Amnesty International, yet seems strangely dense when it comes to her married life, other than to note (to her husband's male lover) that her husband is "a male chauvinist".

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5.0 out of 5 stars Life in Mexico, Dec 3 2002

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Roger W. Davenport "neurologyroger" (Brooklyn, New York United States) - See all my reviews
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I lived in Guadalajara--in fact I came out in Guadalajara. Mexico oozes sexuality from its every pore and yet the sexual restrictions in the country are tremendous and probably contribute to the enormous amount of homosexuality that exists. A single man, especially a professional, will not succeed in Mexico unless he is married and that creates the enormous "bisexual" population which is really gay men married to "tapar el ojo al macho." It is foreign to the American experience; two men living together is still groundbreaking in Mexico. This movie captures every gay Mexican male's fantasy: a mother who not only accepts her son's gayness but moves the earth and a bit of heaven too so that her son can be properly married and have his lover at hand. It is sly and cunning and it is delicious. If you know Mexico you know how subversive this film was. And it continues to be. It is not a relic--homosexual habits change slowly in Mexico. And Dona Herlinda does not "ignore" her son making out with his lover in the garden when she brings them lemonade. He is doing exactly what she expects him to be doing and her blithe offer of lemonade as though they were reading books is bitingly hilarious. You do not have to live in Mexico to appreciate the almost black humor of this film which was made in the 80's when WE in the US were still watching Sly and Ahnuld collect sweat on their pecs. Imagine a land where homosexual behavior can be so repressed and then a film like this comes along and sticks its finger in society's eye. Spectacular in concept and execution.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Relic of another era
From Mexico and released in 1985 Donna Herlinda lives with her Doctor son. Doctor son is having a passionate affair with a Ramon, a much younger music student. Read more

Published on Jun 18 2002 by bostonbookguy

4.0 out of 5 stars A charming Mexican Romantic Comedy
Anyone who has any familarity with Mexican culture will immediately identify with this movie. The son who does his mother's bidding no matter what. Read more

Published on Jun 15 2002