Herod's Law (1999)
La ley de Herodes
Why don't they want you to see it?
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.
- Release date
- November 9, 1999
- Country of origin
- Mexico
- Box office
- $52,000
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Cast
- Damián Alcázar as Juan Vargas
- Pedro Armendáriz Jr. as López
- Salvador Sánchez as Pek
- Isela Vega as Doña Lupe
- Juan Carlos Colombo as Ramírez
- Delia Casanova as Rosa
- Leticia Huijara as Gloria
- Alex Cox as Gringo
- Guillermo Gil as Cura
- Eduardo López Rojas as Doctor
- Ernesto Gómez Cruz as Gobernador
- Miguel Ángel Fuentes as Pancho
- Noemí García as Secretaria
- Luis de Icaza as Alcalde Alfredo García
- Manuel Ojeda as Cantinero
- Jesús Ochoa as Nuevo Alcalde
- José Manuel Poncelis as Filemón
- Jorge Zárate as Tiburón
- Evangelina Sosa as Perla
- Lucía Muñoz as Rocío
- Gabriel Pascual as Gordo
- Yomo Tlazotlalli as Indígena del guajolote
- Maya Zapata as Chencha
Crew
- Luis Estrada · Director
- Luis Estrada · Writer
- Vicente Leñero · Writer
- Fernando Javier León Rodríguez · Writer
- Jaime Sampietro · Writer
- Luis Estrada · Producer
- Santiago Ojeda · Composer
- Norman Christianson · Cinematographer
- Luis Estrada · Editor
- Claudia Becker · Casting director
- Sandra León Becker · Casting director
- Polo Escoboso · Production designer