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Herod's Law
Herod's Law

Herod's Law

Why don't they want you to see it?

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ComedyCrimeMysteryDrama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$52000

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

123 mins

Rating

7.984/10

Release Date

09 November 1999

Country

Mexico

Cast

Damián Alcázar

Damián Alcázar

Juan Vargas

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

López

Isela Vega

Isela Vega

Doña Lupe

Salvador Sánchez

Salvador Sánchez

Pek

Juan Carlos Colombo

Juan Carlos Colombo

Ramírez

Delia Casanova

Delia Casanova

Rosa

Leticia Huijara

Leticia Huijara

Gloria

Alex Cox

Alex Cox

Gringo

Guillermo Gil

Guillermo Gil

Cura

Eduardo López Rojas

Eduardo López Rojas

Doctor

Ernesto Gómez Cruz

Ernesto Gómez Cruz

Gobernador

Miguel Ángel Fuentes

Miguel Ángel Fuentes

Pancho

Noemí García

Noemí García

Secretaria

Luis de Icaza

Luis de Icaza

Alcalde Alfredo García

Manuel Ojeda

Manuel Ojeda

Cantinero

Jesús Ochoa

Jesús Ochoa

Nuevo Alcalde

José Manuel Poncelis

José Manuel Poncelis

Filemón

Jorge Zárate

Jorge Zárate

Tiburón

Evangelina Sosa

Evangelina Sosa

Perla

Eugenia Leñero

Eugenia Leñero

Esposa Nuevo Alcalde

Yari Lorenzo

Yari Lorenzo

Esmeralda

Pedro Lorza

Pedro Lorza

Cadáver

Lucía Muñoz

Lucía Muñoz

Rocío

Gabriel Pascual

Gabriel Pascual

Gordo

Felipe Solís

Felipe Solís

Cliente

Yomo Tlazotlalli

Yomo Tlazotlalli

Indígena del guajolote

Juan Carranco

Juan Carranco

Matón

Maya Zapata

Maya Zapata

Chencha

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