Herod's Law (1999)

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120 min - Comedy | Crime | Mystery - 18 February 2000 (Mexico)

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Reviews: 26 user | 12 critic | 11 from Metacritic.com

Mexico, 1949. The fable of a janitor turned Mayor on a little town lost in the Mexican desert, who gradually realizes how far his new acquainted power and corruption can get him.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Damián Alcázar	...	Juan Vargas
	Pedro Armendáriz Jr.	...	López (as Pedro Armendáriz)
	Delia Casanova	...	Rosa
	Juan Carlos Colombo	...	Ramírez
	Alex Cox	...	Gringo
	Miguel Ángel Fuentes	...	Pancho
	Noemí García	...	Secretaria
	Guillermo Gil	...	Cura
	Ernesto Gómez Cruz	...	Gobernador
	Leticia Huijara	...	Gloria
	Luis de Icaza	...	Alcalde Alfredo García
	Eugenia Leñero	...	Esposa del nuevo alcalde
	Eduardo López Rojas	...	Doctor
	Yari Lorenzo	...	Esmeralda
	Pedro Lorza	...	Cadáver

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Storyline

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 Maximiliano Maza <mmaza@campus.mty.itesm.mx>

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Comedy | Crime | Mystery

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Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

18 February 2000 (Mexico) See more »

Also Known As:

Heródes törvénye See more »

Filming Locations:

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alta Vista Films, Bandidos Films, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE) See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

The names of the other candidates to been municipal governors with Juan Vargas are "Contador Carlos Portillo" and "Pedro Marco A. Hurtado". See more »

Quotes

Juan Vargas: No me hables en inglés hijo de la chingada; ahora si, pinche gringo, se acabó la deuda externa!
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Connections

References The Young and the Damned (1950) See more »

Soundtracks

"Que me lleve la tristezza"
Music and Lyrics by Marcial Alejandro
Performed by Salvador "El Negro" Ojeda See more »

Herod's Law (1999)
La ley de Herodes (original title)

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