Herod's Law (1999)
2h 3m
Running Time
November 9, 1999Release Date
Herod's Law (1999)
2h 3m
Running Time
November 9, 1999Release Date
Network & Production Companies



Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.

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

Ernesto Gómez Cruz
Gobernador

Miguel Ángel Fuentes
Pancho

Noemí García
Secretaria

Luis de Icaza
Alcalde Alfredo García

Manuel Ojeda
Cantinero

Jesús Ochoa
Nuevo Alcalde

José Manuel Poncelis
Filemón

Jorge Zárate
Tiburón

Evangelina Sosa
Perla

Eugenia Leñero
Esposa Nuevo Alcalde

Yari Lorenzo
Esmeralda

Pedro Lorza
Cadáver

Lucía Muñoz
Rocío

Gabriel Pascual
Gordo

Felipe Solís
Cliente

Yomo Tlazotlalli
Indígena del guajolote

Juan Carranco
Matón

Maya Zapata
Chencha

Fernando Javier León Rodríguez
Screenplay

Luis Estrada
Director / Screenplay / Screenstory / Producer / Editor

Jaime Sampietro
Screenplay / Assistant Director / Screenstory

Vicente Leñero
Screenplay

María Estela Fernández
Costume Designer

Lupita Peckinpah
Costumer

Beatriz de Anda
Script

Eamon O'Farrill
Set Production Assistant

Luis B. Carranco
Set Production Assistant

Jonás Hendrix
Second Unit / Unit Production Manager

Blanca Escobosa
Production Office Assistant

Adela Cortázar
Set Costumer

Felipe Salazar
Makeup Artist

Felipe Meléndez
Machinist

Ana Solares
Art Direction

Andrés Franco
Sound Director

Sandra Paredes
Public Relations

Martín Gaytán
Camera Intern

Rodrigo Mariña
Camera Operator

Federico Castillo
Costume Supervisor

Jaime Baksht
Sound mixer

Menahen Peña
Post Production Supervisor

Santiago Ojeda
Music

Maury Carvajal
Script

Luis Ruiz Tena
Location Manager

Juan Carlos Pérez
Location Scout

Pedro Mejía
Sound Recordist

Juanjo Goldaracena
Art Department Assistant

Juana Bocanegra
Supervisor of Production Resources

Felipe Cazals
Thanks

Sandra León Becker
Casting

Andrés León Becker
Second Unit

Álvaro Curiel
Assistant Director

Isthar Rosales
Location Scout

Adolfo Ramírez
Set Costumer

Isabel Amezcua
Hairstylist

Salvador Servín
Special Effects

Salvador de la Fuente
Thanks

Claudia Becker
Casting

Martín Torres
Assistant Director

Luis Luna
Art Department Assistant

Marco Arredondo
Art Department Assistant

Alejandra Mejía
Lighting Manager

Alex Vázquez
Special Effects

Israel Páez
Loader / Video Assist Operator

Gogo Amara
Art Department Assistant

Trinidad Espinoza
Art Department Assistant

Mariana Paredes
Stunt Coordinator

Marco Aguilar
Still Photographer

Zaida Monteforte
Art Department Coordinator

Javier Martínez
Special Effects

Jesús González
Lighting Supervisor

Gabriel Tapia
Production Intern

Lázaro Cervantes
Special Effects

Eric Dounce
Special Sound Effects

Enrique Greiner
Sound Editor

Francisco Castellanos
Electrician

David Gómez
Construction Foreman

Salvador Parra
Set Designer

Marc Bèdia
Production Manager

Rafael Leal
Technical Supervisor

Alejandro Lubezki
Thanks

José Luis Capilla
Special Effects

Benito Aguilar
Electrician

Norma Ramos
Production Accountant

Noé Muñoz
Camera Intern

Polo Escobosa
Foley

Carlos Munguía
Set Costumer

Luis Schoeder
Foley

Alfredo Torres
Utility Stunts

Alejandro Casas
Camera Technician

Joaquin Solano
Machinist

Alfredo Mora
Makeup Department Head

Mauricio Lule
Production Office Assistant

Elvira Ochoa
Projection

Alejandro Varela
Art Department Assistant

Hugo Reyes
Utility Stunts

Eleazar Sánchez
Construction Coordinator

Sandra Solares
Executive Producer

Armando Vargas
Gaffer

Rosario Tapia
Sound Engineer

Guadalupe Ramírez
Editorial Production Assistant

Miguel Ángel Pacheco
Machinist

Joel López
Construction Foreman

Víctor Morán
Special Effects

Sebastián Garza
Editorial Services

Salvador Orendain
Machinist

Jaime Sánchez
Construction Foreman

Eduardo de la Rosa
Settings

Norman Christianson
Director of Photography

Luis Lara Guerrero
Electrician

Antonio Vargas
Key Grip
Media.





Details.
Release DateNovember 9, 1999
Original NameLa ley de Herodes
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 3m
Box Office$52,000
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
corruption
mayor
politics
political party
1940s
Wiki.
Herod's Law (original Spanish title La ley de Herodes) is a 1999 Mexican satirical black comedy political film, directed by Luis Estrada and produced by Bandidos Films; it is a caricature of corruption in Mexico and the long-ruling PRI party (notably the first Mexican film to criticize the PRI explicitly by name, which caused some controversy and interference from the Mexican government because of it). The film won the Ariel Award for Best Picture from the Mexican Academy of Film. It was also awarded the Special Jury Prize in Latin American Cinema at the Sundance Film Festival.
Pentalogy Of Mexico By Luis Estrada.
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