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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.
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Cast
- Damián AlcázarJuan Vargas
- Pedro Armendáriz Jr.López
- Salvador SánchezPek
- Isela VegaDoña Lupe
- Juan Carlos ColomboRamírez
- Delia CasanovaRosa
- Leticia HuijaraGloria
- Alex CoxGringo
- Guillermo GilCura
- Eduardo López RojasDoctor
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- Luis EstradaDirector
- Luis EstradaScreenplay
- Vicente LeñeroScreenplay
- Jaime SampietroScreenplay
- Norman ChristiansonDirector of Photography
- Luis EstradaEditor
- Luis EstradaProducer
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