Herod's Law (1999)
Overview
In the 1940s, a small Mexican town has seen its last three mayors assassinated in rapid succession. A naive janitor is recruited to become the new mayor, and he believes he will modernize the little town and usher in a reign of peace. But the system corrupts him very quickly, and he takes to abusing his power while associating with an unscrupulous assortment of opportunists, hypocrites and criminals.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $52,000.00 |
| Original Language | es |
| Popularity | 10.411 |
Directed By
Luis Estrada
Crew
Fernando Javier León Rodríguez
Luis Estrada
Jaime Sampietro
Luis Estrada
Vicente Leñero
María Estela Fernández
Lupita Peckinpah
Beatriz de Anda
Eamon O'Farrill
Luis B. Carranco
Jonás Hendrix
Blanca Escobosa
Adela Cortázar
Felipe Salazar
Felipe Meléndez
Ana Solares
Andrés Franco
Jaime Sampietro
Sandra Paredes
Martín Gaytán
Rodrigo Mariña
Federico Castillo
Jaime Baksht
Menahen Peña
Santiago Ojeda
Maury Carvajal
Luis Ruiz Tena
Juan Carlos Pérez
Pedro Mejía
Juanjo Goldaracena
Juana Bocanegra
Felipe Cazals
Sandra León Becker
Andrés León Becker
Álvaro Curiel
Isthar Rosales
Adolfo Ramírez
Isabel Amezcua
Salvador Servín
Salvador de la Fuente
Jaime Sampietro
Claudia Becker
Martín Torres
Luis Luna
Marco Arredondo
Alejandra Mejía
Alex Vázquez
Israel Páez
Israel Páez
Gogo Amara
Trinidad Espinoza
Luis Estrada
Mariana Paredes
Marco Aguilar
Zaida Monteforte
Javier Martínez
Jesús González
Gabriel Tapia
Lázaro Cervantes
Eric Dounce
Enrique Greiner
Francisco Castellanos
David Gómez
Luis Estrada
Salvador Parra
Marc Bèdia
Luis Estrada
Rafael Leal
Alejandro Lubezki
José Luis Capilla
Benito Aguilar
Norma Ramos
Noé Muñoz
Polo Escobosa
Carlos Munguía
Luis Schoeder
Alfredo Torres
Alejandro Casas
Joaquin Solano
Alfredo Mora
Mauricio Lule
Elvira Ochoa
Alejandro Varela
Hugo Reyes
Eleazar Sánchez
Sandra Solares
Armando Vargas
Rosario Tapia
Guadalupe Ramírez
Miguel Ángel Pacheco
Joel López
Víctor Morán
Sebastián Garza
Salvador Orendain
Jaime Sánchez
Eduardo de la Rosa
Norman Christianson
Jonás Hendrix
Luis Lara Guerrero
Antonio Vargas
Carlos Estrada
Santiago Núñez
Guillermo S. Maldonado
TOP CAST
Damián Alcázar
Juan Vargas
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
López
Isela Vega
Doña Lupe
Salvador Sánchez
Pek
Juan Carlos Colombo
Ramírez
Delia Casanova
Rosa
Leticia Huijara
Gloria
Alex Cox
Gringo
Guillermo Gil
Cura
Eduardo López Rojas
Doctor
Ernesto Gómez Cruz
Gobernador
Miguel Ángel Fuentes
Pancho
Noemí García
Secretaria
Luis de Icaza
Alcalde Alfredo García
Manuel Ojeda
Cantinero
Jesús Ochoa
Nuevo Alcalde
José Manuel Poncelis
Filemón
Jorge Zárate
Tiburón
Evangelina Sosa
Perla
Eugenia Leñero
Esposa Nuevo Alcalde
Yari Lorenzo
Esmeralda
Pedro Lorza
Cadáver
Lucía Muñoz
Rocío
Gabriel Pascual
Gordo
Felipe Solís
Cliente
Yomo Tlazotlalli
Indígena del guajolote
Juan Carranco
Matón
Maya Zapata
Chencha
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