El hombre de los hongos (English: The Man of the Mushrooms) is a 1976 Mexican drama film based on the novel of the same name by Sergio Galindo.
The story unfolds in a family of rich landowners from the colonial era, which owns a sugar plantation on the edge of the jungle.
While hunting in the forest one day, the father, Don Everardo, discovers a young black orphan by the river.
There is also an incestuous relationship between Sebastian and Lucila, who want to leave the hacienda and go to the capital city where they can meet people of their own age.
When Lucila takes the place of her mother, she informs Don Everardo about the affair of his daughter Emma with the black servant Gaspar.