Herod's Law (1999)

8.0/10 123 min Comedy Crime Mystery Drama

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.

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

Luis de Icaza

Alcalde Alfredo García

Manuel Ojeda

Cantinero

Jesús Ochoa

Nuevo Alcalde

José Manuel Poncelis

Filemón

Jorge Zárate

Tiburón

Evangelina Sosa

Perla

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