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 | 10.418 |
Directed By
Luis Estrada
Crew
Luis Estrada
Jaime Sampietro
Vicente Leñero
Fernando Javier León Rodríguez
Luis Estrada
María Estela Fernández
Lupita Peckinpah
Luis Estrada
Luis Estrada
Jaime Sampietro
Sandra Solares
Claudia Becker
Sandra León Becker
Ana Solares
Salvador Parra
Santiago Ojeda
Andrés Franco
Alex Vázquez
Alfredo Mora
Marc Bèdia
Martín Torres
Luis Estrada
Jaime Sampietro
Andrés León Becker
Jonás Hendrix
Álvaro Curiel
Eamon O'Farrill
Luis B. Carranco
Mauricio Lule
Blanca Escobosa
Sandra Paredes
Mariana Paredes
Maury Carvajal
Beatriz de Anda
Luis Ruiz Tena
Isthar Rosales
Juan Carlos Pérez
Norma Ramos
Gabriel Tapia
Armando Vargas
Martín Gaytán
Noé Muñoz
Israel Páez
Israel Páez
Marco Aguilar
Rodrigo Mariña
Pedro Mejía
Polo Escobosa
Zaida Monteforte
Gogo Amara
Alejandro Varela
Luis Luna
Marco Arredondo
Trinidad Espinoza
Juanjo Goldaracena
Hugo Reyes
Alfredo Torres
Federico Castillo
Carlos Munguía
Adela Cortázar
Adolfo Ramírez
Felipe Salazar
Isabel Amezcua
Juana Bocanegra
Salvador Servín
Javier Martínez
Lázaro Cervantes
José Luis Capilla
Víctor Morán
Sebastián Garza
Eric Dounce
Enrique Greiner
Luis Schoeder
Jaime Baksht
Felipe Meléndez
Rosario Tapia
Guadalupe Ramírez
Alejandra Mejía
Rafael Leal
Elvira Ochoa
Jesús González
Francisco Castellanos
Benito Aguilar
Alejandro Casas
Joaquin Solano
Salvador Orendain
Miguel Ángel Pacheco
Eleazar Sánchez
Joel López
David Gómez
Jaime Sánchez
Eduardo de la Rosa
Menahen Peña
Alejandro Lubezki
Salvador de la Fuente
Felipe Cazals
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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