Herod's Law
Herod's Law

Herod's Law

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1999
2h 3m
7.9(194 votes)
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.

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Production Companies

Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad

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Cast & Crew

28 members
Acting

Damián Alcázar

Juan Vargas

Damián Alcázar
Acting

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

López

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Acting

Isela Vega

Doña Lupe

Isela Vega
Acting

Salvador Sánchez

Pek

Salvador Sánchez
Acting

Juan Carlos Colombo

Ramírez

Juan Carlos Colombo
Acting

Delia Casanova

Rosa

Delia Casanova
Acting

Leticia Huijara

Gloria

Leticia Huijara
Directing

Alex Cox

Gringo

Alex Cox
Acting

Guillermo Gil

Cura

Guillermo Gil
Acting

Eduardo López Rojas

Doctor

Eduardo López Rojas
Acting

Ernesto Gómez Cruz

Gobernador

Ernesto Gómez Cruz
Acting

Miguel Ángel Fuentes

Pancho

Miguel Ángel Fuentes
Acting

Noemí García

Secretaria

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Luis de Icaza

Alcalde Alfredo García

Luis de Icaza
Acting

Manuel Ojeda

Cantinero

Manuel Ojeda
Acting

Jesús Ochoa

Nuevo Alcalde

Jesús Ochoa
Acting

José Manuel Poncelis

Filemón

José Manuel Poncelis
Acting

Jorge Zárate

Tiburón

Jorge Zárate
Acting

Evangelina Sosa

Perla

Evangelina Sosa
Acting

Eugenia Leñero

Esposa Nuevo Alcalde

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Yari Lorenzo

Esmeralda

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Pedro Lorza

Cadáver

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Lucía Muñoz

Rocío

Lucía Muñoz
Production

Gabriel Pascual

Gordo

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Felipe Solís

Cliente

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Yomo Tlazotlalli

Indígena del guajolote

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Acting

Juan Carranco

Matón

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Maya Zapata

Chencha

Maya Zapata

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