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Herod's Law

La ley de Herodes

19992h 3mComedy · Crime · Mystery · Drama
directed by Luis Estrada

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8 / 10
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7.8 / 10
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64 / 100
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68%

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Synopsis

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