La ley de Herodes

"Why don't they want you to see it?"

Feb 18 2000 R 2h 0m
Comedy, Crime, Mystery

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.

Plot

After the corrupt former Mayor is killed by the peasants, poor janitor Juan Vargas is appointed new Mayor of a desert town in central Mexico. Although he tries to bring the motto of the ruling party to town (modernity, peace and progress) he realizes soon that there's nothing to do against corruption... except to become corrupt. Step by step, helped by his pistol, Juan Vargas becomes the law and the worst Major in the town's history.

Written by

Luis Estrada, Vicente Leñero, Fernando Javier León Rodríguez

Directed by

Luis Estrada

Cast

Damián Alcázar, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Delia Casanova

Crew

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Production Countries

Mexico

Production Companies

Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Bandidos Films

Languages

Español

Awards

21 wins & 8 nominations

Trailers
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Average Rating
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