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 | 12.861 |
Directed By
Luis Estrada
Crew
Luis Estrada
Vicente Leñero
Luis Estrada
Jaime Sampietro
Fernando Javier León Rodríguez
María Estela Fernández
Lupita Peckinpah
Sandra León Becker
Luis Estrada
Andrés León Becker
Sandra Solares
Luis Ruiz Tena
Juan Carlos Pérez
Jonás Hendrix
Blanca Escobosa
Luis Estrada
Martín Torres
Ana Solares
Mariana Paredes
Alex Vázquez
Luis Estrada
Isthar Rosales
Francisco Castellanos
Felipe Cazals
Andrés Franco
Jaime Sampietro
Sandra Paredes
Martín Gaytán
Hugo Reyes
Federico Castillo
Jaime Sánchez
Eduardo de la Rosa
Luis Schoeder
Lázaro Cervantes
Sebastián Garza
Enrique Greiner
David Gómez
Rafael Leal
Jesús González
Benito Aguilar
Alejandro Lubezki
Salvador Parra
Alfredo Mora
Israel Páez
Elvira Ochoa
Alejandro Casas
Eamon O'Farrill
Beatriz de Anda
Gogo Amara
José Luis Capilla
Víctor Morán
Eric Dounce
Jaime Baksht
Salvador Orendain
Álvaro Curiel
Luis B. Carranco
Gabriel Tapia
Marco Aguilar
Polo Escobosa
Carlos Munguía
Adolfo Ramírez
Joel López
Norma Ramos
Noé Muñoz
Felipe Salazar
Alfredo Torres
Javier Martínez
Joaquin Solano
Miguel Ángel Pacheco
Rodrigo Mariña
Zaida Monteforte
Marco Arredondo
Adela Cortázar
Salvador Servín
Felipe Meléndez
Salvador de la Fuente
Jaime Sampietro
Claudia Becker
Santiago Ojeda
Mauricio Lule
Luis Luna
Juanjo Goldaracena
Juana Bocanegra
Alejandra Mejía
Isabel Amezcua
Eleazar Sánchez
Israel Páez
Trinidad Espinoza
Menahen Peña
Marc Bèdia
Maury Carvajal
Armando Vargas
Pedro Mejía
Alejandro Varela
Rosario Tapia
Guadalupe Ramírez
Jonás Hendrix
Norman Christianson
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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