Herod's Law

Luis Estrada
1999-11-09

Why don't they want you to see it?
7.973
123 min

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

Name Character Team
Damián Alcázar Juan Vargas Unowned
Pedro Armendáriz Jr. López Unowned
Isela Vega Doña Lupe Unowned
Salvador Sánchez Pek Unowned
Juan Carlos Colombo Ramírez Unowned
Delia Casanova Rosa Unowned
Leticia Huijara Gloria Unowned
Alex Cox Gringo Unowned
Guillermo Gil Cura Unowned
Eduardo López Rojas Doctor Unowned
Ernesto Gómez Cruz Gobernador Unowned
Miguel Ángel Fuentes Pancho Unowned
Noemí García Secretaria Unowned
Luis de Icaza Alcalde Alfredo García Unowned
Manuel Ojeda Cantinero Unowned
Jesús Ochoa Nuevo Alcalde Unowned
José Manuel Poncelis Filemón Unowned
Jorge Zárate Tiburón Unowned
Evangelina Sosa Perla Unowned
Eugenia Leñero Esposa Nuevo Alcalde Unowned
Yari Lorenzo Esmeralda Unowned
Pedro Lorza Cadáver Unowned
Lucía Muñoz Rocío Unowned
Gabriel Pascual Gordo Unowned
Felipe Solís Cliente Unowned
Yomo Tlazotlalli Indígena del guajolote Unowned
Juan Carranco Matón Unowned
Maya Zapata Chencha Unowned