Herod's Law (1999)
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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.
- Luis EstradaScreenplay, Screenstory
- Vicente LeñeroScreenplay
- Jaime SampietroScreenplay, Screenstory
- Fernando Javier León RodríguezScreenplay
- Luis EstradaDirector
StatusReleased
Original LanguageSpanish
Original titleLa ley de Herodes
Budget$0.00
Revenue$52,000.00
Casts
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