La ley de Herodes Herod's law /

La ley de Herodes Herod's law /

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The tiny town of San Pedro de los Saguaros needs a new Mayor, as the populace has assassinated several. As a reward for his party loyalty, the ruling governor gives hapless junk dealer Damián Alcázar the post. An honest if idealistic man, Vargas arrives with his beautiful, ambitious wife Gloria. P...

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Corporate Authors: Bandidos Films S.A. de C.V, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors: Alcázar, Damián, 1953-, Armendáriz, Pedro, Jr., 1940-2011, Casanova, Delia, Colombo, Juan Carlos, Cox, Alex, 1954-, Estrada, Luis, 1962- (Screenwriter, Director, Producer), Gil, Guillermo, Gómez Cruz, Ernesto, Huijara, Leticia, Icaza, Luis de, Leñero, Vicente (Screenwriter), León, Fernando (Screenwriter), López Rojas, Eduardo, 1937-1999, Ochoa, Jesús, Ojeda, Manuel, Poncelis, Manuel, Sampietro, Jaime (Screenwriter), Sánchez, Salvador, 1943-, Sosa, Evangelina, 1969-, Vega, Isela, Zárate, Jorge
Format: Unknown
Language:Spanish
English
Published: [Coyoacán, Distrito Federal] : Beverly Hills, CA : Bandidos Films ; Distributed by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2003
Edition:Widescreen ed
Series:Cinema latino
Subjects:
Black humor
Man-woman relationships > Drama
Mayors > Drama
Men > Sexual behavior > Drama
Political corruption > Drama
Prostitutes > Drama
Mexico > Drama
Mexico > Politics and government > Drama
Foreign films
Motion pictures, Spanish
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Summary:The tiny town of San Pedro de los Saguaros needs a new Mayor, as the populace has assassinated several. As a reward for his party loyalty, the ruling governor gives hapless junk dealer Damián Alcázar the post. An honest if idealistic man, Vargas arrives with his beautiful, ambitious wife Gloria. Picked for his stupidity, he quickly discovers that bribes, blackmail, gratuitous fines, and other abuses of authority are the only way to get things done, and soon transforms himself from ineffectual stooge to paragon of corruption--or, a successful politician. Along the way, he encounters a surly madam, a moralizing doctor, a mercenary priest, and an opportunistic gringo. He justifies his actions with a motto learned from his party leader, who quotes Herod's Law, which is (if somewhat reworded), "Either you screw them or you get screwed."
Item Description:Originally produced as a Mexican motion picture in 1999
Special features: Trailers (3 min.)
Physical Description:1 videodisc (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Format:DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital surround; anamorphic widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.85:1
Audience:MPAA rating: Rated R for violence, sexuality and language
Awards:Winner, 2000 Silver Ariel Awards (Premio de la Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias) for Mejor Maquillaje (Best Make-Up): Alfredo Mora, Felipe Salazar; Mejor Vestuario (Best Costume Design): María Estela Fernández; Mejor Escenografía (Best Production Design): Salvador Parra; Mejor Actor de Cuadro (Best Actor in a Minor Role): Juan Carlos Colombo; Mejor Coactuación Masculina (Best Supporting Actor): Pedro Armendáriz Jr.; Mejor Coactuación Femenina (Best Supporting Actress): Isela Vega; Mejor Actor (Best Actor): Damián Alcázar; Mejor Guión Cinematográfico Original (Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen): Luis Estrada, Jaime Sampietro, Fernando Javier León Rodríguez, Vicente Leñero; Mejor Dirección (Best Direction): Luis Estrada; Winner, 2000 Sundance Film Festival, Latin American Cinema award
Production Credits:Director de fotografía, Norman Christianson ; edición, Luis Estrada ; música, Santiago Ojeda ; dirección de arte, Ana Solares ; diseño y realización de San Pedro de los Saguaros, Salvador Parra ; diseño de vestuario, Mariestela Fernández

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