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La ley de Herodes

La ley de Herodes

1999Movie⏱️ 2h 3mR
ComedyCrimeDramaMystery
7.8
IMDB Rating
7,761 votes

A naive man appointed as an acting mayor of a small town turns into a corrupt politician capable of anything to stay in power.

Director
Luis Estrada
Writers
Luis Estrada, Vicente Leñero, Fernando Javier León Rodríguez
Stars
Damián Alcázar, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Delia Casanova
Release Date
February 18, 2000
Language
Spanish, English, Nahuatl
Country
Mexico
🏆 21
Wins
🎯 8
Nominations
💬 36
Reviews
📋 9.2K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Damián Alcázar
Damián Alcázar
as Juan Vargas
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
as López
Delia Casanova
Delia Casanova
as Rosa
Juan Carlos Colombo
Juan Carlos Colombo
as Ramírez
Alex Cox
Alex Cox
as Gringo
Miguel Ángel Fuentes
Miguel Ángel Fuentes
as Pancho
👤
Noemí García
as Secretaria
👤
Guillermo Gil
as Cura
Ernesto Gómez Cruz
Ernesto Gómez Cruz
as Gobernador
Leticia Huijara
Leticia Huijara
as Gloria

💰 Box Office

$52,000
Worldwide Gross
$52,000
Domestic Gross
$6,515
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Zapotitlán, Puebla, Mexico
Production
Alta Vista Films, Bandidos Films, Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad (FOPROCINE)

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🎯 Categories

SpanishDark ComedyPolitical DramaSatireComedyCrimeDramaMystery

⭐ Featured Review

Excellent movie, a must-see for every latinamerican
by jcperez_19742003-02-02
9/10

"Herodes' Law is great and perfectly accurate parody of the corruption that characterizes most of the Latin America's states (for not saying ALL of them). Brilliantly, director Luis Estrada uses a very poor small town to develop his exaggerate parody about the behavior of Latin-American rulers. I'm sure that for us who were raised in small Latin-American towns, have notice that our governors are just a small sample of how things works in the official grounds. Good photography, characters perfectly conceived and excellent performances makes Lay Ley de Herodes a very enjoyable, so..."

💡 Did You Know?

This was the first Mexican film that showed the name of the official Party (Partido Revolucionario Institucional, or P.R.I.). In past times, filmmakers had to change the party's name to avoid censorship.

📖 Synopsis

A naive man appointed as an acting mayor of a small town turns into a corrupt politician capable of anything to stay in power.