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Herod's Law

19997.9 / 10123 min
Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Drama

Overview

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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.

Cast

Damián Alcázar

Damián Alcázar

Juan Vargas

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

López

Isela Vega

Isela Vega

Doña Lupe

Salvador Sánchez

Salvador Sánchez

Pek

Juan Carlos Colombo

Juan Carlos Colombo

Ramírez

Delia Casanova

Delia Casanova

Rosa

Leticia Huijara

Leticia Huijara

Gloria

Alex Cox

Alex Cox

Gringo

Guillermo Gil

Guillermo Gil

Cura

Eduardo López Rojas

Eduardo López Rojas

Doctor

Ernesto Gómez Cruz

Ernesto Gómez Cruz

Gobernador

Miguel Ángel Fuentes

Miguel Ángel Fuentes

Pancho

Noemí García

Noemí García

Secretaria

Luis de Icaza

Luis de Icaza

Alcalde Alfredo García

Manuel Ojeda

Manuel Ojeda

Cantinero

Jesús Ochoa

Jesús Ochoa

Nuevo Alcalde

José Manuel Poncelis

José Manuel Poncelis

Filemón

Jorge Zárate

Jorge Zárate

Tiburón

Evangelina Sosa

Evangelina Sosa

Perla

Eugenia Leñero

Eugenia Leñero

Esposa Nuevo Alcalde

Yari Lorenzo

Yari Lorenzo

Esmeralda

Pedro Lorza

Pedro Lorza

Cadáver

Lucía Muñoz

Lucía Muñoz

Rocío

Gabriel Pascual

Gabriel Pascual

Gordo

Felipe Solís

Felipe Solís

Cliente

Yomo Tlazotlalli

Yomo Tlazotlalli

Indígena del guajolote

Juan Carranco

Juan Carranco

Matón

Maya Zapata

Maya Zapata

Chencha

Crew

Fernando Javier León Rodríguez

Fernando Javier León Rodríguez

Screenplay

Luis Estrada

Luis Estrada

Director

Jaime Sampietro

Jaime Sampietro

Screenplay

Luis Estrada

Luis Estrada

Screenplay

Vicente Leñero

Vicente Leñero

Screenplay

María Estela Fernández

María Estela Fernández

Costume Designer

Lupita Peckinpah

Lupita Peckinpah

Costumer

Beatriz de Anda

Beatriz de Anda

Script

Eamon O'Farrill

Eamon O'Farrill

Set Production Assistant

Luis B. Carranco

Luis B. Carranco

Set Production Assistant

Jonás Hendrix

Jonás Hendrix

Second Unit

Blanca Escobosa

Blanca Escobosa

Production Office Assistant

Adela Cortázar

Adela Cortázar

Set Costumer

Felipe Salazar

Felipe Salazar

Makeup Artist

Felipe Meléndez

Felipe Meléndez

Machinist

Ana Solares

Ana Solares

Art Direction

Andrés Franco

Andrés Franco

Sound Director

Jaime Sampietro

Jaime Sampietro

Assistant Director

Sandra Paredes

Sandra Paredes

Public Relations

Martín Gaytán

Martín Gaytán

Camera Intern

Rodrigo Mariña

Rodrigo Mariña

Camera Operator

Federico Castillo

Federico Castillo

Costume Supervisor

Jaime Baksht

Jaime Baksht

Sound mixer

Menahen Peña

Menahen Peña

Post Production Supervisor

Santiago Ojeda

Santiago Ojeda

Music

Maury Carvajal

Maury Carvajal

Script

Luis Ruiz Tena

Luis Ruiz Tena

Location Manager

Juan Carlos Pérez

Juan Carlos Pérez

Location Scout

Pedro Mejía

Pedro Mejía

Sound Recordist

Juanjo Goldaracena

Juanjo Goldaracena

Art Department Assistant

Juana Bocanegra

Juana Bocanegra

Supervisor of Production Resources

Felipe Cazals

Felipe Cazals

Thanks

Sandra León Becker

Sandra León Becker

Casting

Andrés León Becker

Andrés León Becker

Second Unit

Álvaro Curiel

Álvaro Curiel

Assistant Director

Isthar Rosales

Isthar Rosales

Location Scout

Adolfo Ramírez

Adolfo Ramírez

Set Costumer

Isabel Amezcua

Isabel Amezcua

Hairstylist

Salvador Servín

Salvador Servín

Special Effects

Salvador de la Fuente

Salvador de la Fuente

Thanks

Jaime Sampietro

Jaime Sampietro

Screenstory

Claudia Becker

Claudia Becker

Casting

Martín Torres

Martín Torres

Assistant Director

Luis Luna

Luis Luna

Art Department Assistant

Marco Arredondo

Marco Arredondo

Art Department Assistant

Alejandra Mejía

Alejandra Mejía

Lighting Manager

Alex Vázquez

Alex Vázquez

Special Effects

Israel Páez

Israel Páez

Loader

Israel Páez

Israel Páez

Video Assist Operator

Gogo Amara

Gogo Amara

Art Department Assistant

Trinidad Espinoza

Trinidad Espinoza

Art Department Assistant

Luis Estrada

Luis Estrada

Screenstory

Mariana Paredes

Mariana Paredes

Stunt Coordinator

Marco Aguilar

Marco Aguilar

Still Photographer

Zaida Monteforte

Zaida Monteforte

Art Department Coordinator

Javier Martínez

Javier Martínez

Special Effects

Jesús González

Jesús González

Lighting Supervisor

Gabriel Tapia

Gabriel Tapia

Production Intern

Lázaro Cervantes

Lázaro Cervantes

Special Effects

Eric Dounce

Eric Dounce

Special Sound Effects

Enrique Greiner

Enrique Greiner

Sound Editor

Francisco Castellanos

Francisco Castellanos

Electrician

David Gómez

David Gómez

Construction Foreman

Luis Estrada

Luis Estrada

Producer

Salvador Parra

Salvador Parra

Set Designer

Marc Bèdia

Marc Bèdia

Production Manager

Luis Estrada

Luis Estrada

Editor

Rafael Leal

Rafael Leal

Technical Supervisor

Alejandro Lubezki

Alejandro Lubezki

Thanks

José Luis Capilla

José Luis Capilla

Special Effects

Benito Aguilar

Benito Aguilar

Electrician

Norma Ramos

Norma Ramos

Production Accountant

Noé Muñoz

Noé Muñoz

Camera Intern

Polo Escobosa

Polo Escobosa

Foley

Carlos Munguía

Carlos Munguía

Set Costumer

Luis Schoeder

Luis Schoeder

Foley

Alfredo Torres

Alfredo Torres

Utility Stunts

Alejandro Casas

Alejandro Casas

Camera Technician

Joaquin Solano

Joaquin Solano

Machinist

Alfredo Mora

Alfredo Mora

Makeup Department Head

Mauricio Lule

Mauricio Lule

Production Office Assistant

Elvira Ochoa

Elvira Ochoa

Projection

Alejandro Varela

Alejandro Varela

Art Department Assistant

Hugo Reyes

Hugo Reyes

Utility Stunts

Eleazar Sánchez

Eleazar Sánchez

Construction Coordinator

Sandra Solares

Sandra Solares

Executive Producer

Armando Vargas

Armando Vargas

Gaffer

Rosario Tapia

Rosario Tapia

Sound Engineer

Guadalupe Ramírez

Guadalupe Ramírez

Editorial Production Assistant

Miguel Ángel Pacheco

Miguel Ángel Pacheco

Machinist

Joel López

Joel López

Construction Foreman

Víctor Morán

Víctor Morán

Special Effects

Sebastián Garza

Sebastián Garza

Editorial Services

Salvador Orendain

Salvador Orendain

Machinist

Jaime Sánchez

Jaime Sánchez

Construction Foreman

Eduardo de la Rosa

Eduardo de la Rosa

Settings

Norman Christianson

Norman Christianson

Director of Photography

Jonás Hendrix

Jonás Hendrix

Unit Production Manager

Luis Lara Guerrero

Luis Lara Guerrero

Electrician

Antonio Vargas

Antonio Vargas

Key Grip

Carlos Estrada

Carlos Estrada

Production Manager

Santiago Núñez

Santiago Núñez

Sound Director

Guillermo S. Maldonado

Guillermo S. Maldonado

Editorial Production Assistant