Herod's Law
La ley de Herodes
Release: 1999-11-09
·Runtime: 123m
·★ 7.9
Comedy
Crime
Mystery
Drama
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 Countries
Mexico
Production Companies
Bandidos Films
Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
Alta Vista Film Production
Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad
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Cast
Lucía Muñoz
as Rocío
Damián Alcázar
as Juan Vargas
Juan Carlos Colombo
as Ramírez
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
as López
Delia Casanova
as Rosa
Leticia Huijara
as Gloria
Alex Cox
as Gringo
Eduardo López Rojas
as Doctor
Luis de Icaza
as Alcalde Alfredo García
Jorge Zárate
as Tiburón
Isela Vega
as Doña Lupe
Ernesto Gómez Cruz
as Gobernador
Miguel Ángel Fuentes
as Pancho
Manuel Ojeda
as Cantinero
Jesús Ochoa
as Nuevo Alcalde
Evangelina Sosa
as Perla
Maya Zapata
as Chencha
Salvador Sánchez
as Pek
Guillermo Gil
as Cura
José Manuel Poncelis
as Filemón
