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.
Quick Stats
8.0
TMDB Rating
211
Votes
2h 3m
Runtime
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Budget
$52K
Box Office
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Key Crew
DirectorLuis Estrada
WriterJaime Sampietro
CinematographyMartín Gaytán
ComposerSantiago Ojeda
EditorLuis Estrada
Production DesignAna Solares
Produced by
Bandidos FilmsInstituto Mexicano de CinematografíaAlta Vista Film ProductionFondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad
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Cast
Damián Alcázar
Juan Vargas
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
López
Salvador Sánchez
Pek
Isela Vega
Doña Lupe
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
N
Noemí García
Secretaria
Luis de Icaza
Alcalde Alfredo García
Manuel Ojeda
Cantinero
