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1985 | B/N | 90:00

In the conservative society of Guadalajara, Doña Herlinda does everything possible to ignore the relationship between her son Rodolfo and his friend Ramón, whom she treats as a second child. Under pressure from his mother, Rodolfo marries to Olga, but his relationship with Ramón continues. By chance, Doña Herlinda’s household settles into a state of curious harmony.


Country: México
Direction: Hermosillo; Jaime Humberto
Script: basado en la novela homónima de Jorge López Páez, Hermosillo; Jaime Humberto
Production: del Toro; Guillermo, Barbachano Ponce; Manuel
Photography: Ehrenberg; Miguel
Sound: Cámara; Fernando
Cast:Treviño; Marco Antonio, Lupercio; Leticia, del Toro; Guadalupe, Guerrero; Ángélica, Castañeda; Donato, Alba; Guillermina, Constantini; Charo, González; Josefina, Villaseñor; Arturo, Camacho; Arturo, Meza; Arturo, Villa; Lucha
Art direction: Varela; Daniel
Participation year at FICM: 2019

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