Doña Herlinda y su hijo (1985) Doña Herlinda and her Son

Doña Herlinda, una viuda adinerada y fantásticamente manipuladora que vive en Guadalajara, acepta en silencio el affaire de su hijo Rodolfo con Ramón, un atractivo joven estudiante de música. Cuando Doña Herlinda invita a Ramón a vivir en su casa (Rodolfo tiene una cama tan grande”, le dice ella) la situación se complica increíblemente con el matrimonio de conviniencia de Rodolfo con Olga, una joven feminista y empleada de Amnistía Internacional.

Dona Herlinda, a wealthy and fantastically manipulative widow who lives in Guadalajara, accepts in silence the affair between her son Rodolfo and Ramon, an attractive young music student. When Dona Herlinda invites Ramon to live with them saying that Rodolfo has a bed so big, the situation is incredibly convenient for Rodolfo to marry Olga, a young feminist and employee of Amnesty International.

Quite honestly, I like the theme of this very imaginative feel-good film but some parts are rather slow and unimportant, i.e., promoting tourism and culture of Guadalajara, Mexico, that at some point I felt like I'm watching a travelogue or something. But setting that flaw aside, it does really make one feel good when one's Mom is there pampering her son regardless of his sexuality. What's more wonderful is how she treats her "son-in-law" -- she seems to care for him next to her dead husband. A good weekend watch for everyone!

Y Tu Mamá También (2001)

Tenoch (Diego Luna) y Julio (Gael García Bernal) son dos adolescentes cuyas vidas están regidas por las hormonas y por un peculiar código de amistad, sintetizado en el decálogo del "charolastra". En una fiesta, los jóvenes conocen a Luisa (Maribel Verdu), una chica española casada con el primo de Tenoch. Este incidente, aparentemente trivial, se convertirá en el detonador de una aventura en la que la inocencia, la amistad y la sexualidad de los tres personajes entrarán en conflicto.

Tenoch (Diego Luna) and Julio (Gael García Bernal) are two teenagers whose lives are governed by hormones and a peculiar code of friendship, synthesized in the "Charolastra Decalogue." At a wedding party, the two met Luisa (Maribel Verdu), a Spanish lady married to Tenoch's cousin. The seemingly trivial meeting will become the detonator of an adventure in which innocence, friendship and sexuality of the three lead characters come into conflict.

Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN (AND YOUR MOTHER TOO, internationally) is one unforgettable film. Truly it's about innocence, friendship and sexuality but above all, it is the revelation of three distinct human characters in depth. No wonder that both leading actors garnered acting awards and acclaim for this Mexican masterpiece.

(In SPANISH with ENGLISH subtitles)

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