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Herod's Law

1999

123 minutes

ComedyCrimeMysteryDrama

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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Top Cast

Damián Alcázar headshot

Damián Alcázar

Juan Vargas

Pedro Armendáriz Jr. headshot

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

López

Isela Vega headshot

Isela Vega

Doña Lupe

Salvador Sánchez headshot

Salvador Sánchez

Pek

Juan Carlos Colombo headshot

Juan Carlos Colombo

Ramírez

Delia Casanova headshot

Delia Casanova

Rosa

Leticia Huijara headshot

Leticia Huijara

Gloria

Alex Cox headshot

Alex Cox

Gringo

Guillermo Gil headshot

Guillermo Gil

Cura

Eduardo López Rojas headshot

Eduardo López Rojas

Doctor

Ernesto Gómez Cruz headshot

Ernesto Gómez Cruz

Gobernador

Miguel Ángel Fuentes headshot

Miguel Ángel Fuentes

Pancho

Noemí García headshot

Noemí García

Secretaria

Luis de Icaza headshot

Luis de Icaza

Alcalde Alfredo García

Manuel Ojeda headshot

Manuel Ojeda

Cantinero

Jesús Ochoa headshot

Jesús Ochoa

Nuevo Alcalde

José Manuel Poncelis headshot

José Manuel Poncelis

Filemón

Jorge Zárate headshot

Jorge Zárate

Tiburón

Evangelina Sosa headshot

Evangelina Sosa

Perla

Eugenia Leñero headshot

Eugenia Leñero

Esposa Nuevo Alcalde

Yari Lorenzo headshot

Yari Lorenzo

Esmeralda

Pedro Lorza headshot

Pedro Lorza

Cadáver

Lucía Muñoz headshot

Lucía Muñoz

Rocío

Gabriel Pascual headshot

Gabriel Pascual

Gordo

Felipe Solís headshot

Felipe Solís

Cliente

Yomo Tlazotlalli headshot

Yomo Tlazotlalli

Indígena del guajolote

Juan Carranco headshot

Juan Carranco

Matón

Maya Zapata headshot

Maya Zapata

Chencha