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
Juan Vargas
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
López
Isela Vega
Doña Lupe
Salvador Sánchez
Pek
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
Noemí García
Secretaria
Luis de Icaza
Alcalde Alfredo García
Manuel Ojeda
Cantinero
Jesús Ochoa
Nuevo Alcalde
José Manuel Poncelis
Filemón
Jorge Zárate
Tiburón
Evangelina Sosa
Perla
Eugenia Leñero
Esposa Nuevo Alcalde
Yari Lorenzo
Esmeralda
Pedro Lorza
Cadáver
Lucía Muñoz
Rocío
Gabriel Pascual
Gordo
Felipe Solís
Cliente
Yomo Tlazotlalli
Indígena del guajolote
Juan Carranco
Matón
Maya Zapata
Chencha
Crew
Juana Bocanegra
Supervisor of Production Resources
Luis Estrada
Director, Screenplay, Screenstory, Editor, Producer
Maury Carvajal
Script
Beatriz de Anda
Script
Jaime Sampietro
Screenplay, Screenstory, Assistant Director
Vicente Leñero
Screenplay
Fernando Javier León Rodríguez
Screenplay
Norman Christianson
Director of Photography
Martín Torres
Assistant Director
Álvaro Curiel
Assistant Director
Sandra Solares
Executive Producer
Guadalupe Ramírez
Editorial Production Assistant
Guillermo S. Maldonado
Editorial Production Assistant
Rodrigo Mariña
Camera Operator
Alejandro Casas
Camera Technician
Martín Gaytán
Camera Intern
Noé Muñoz
Camera Intern
Menahen Peña
Post Production Supervisor
Claudia Becker
Casting
Sandra León Becker
Casting
Carlos Munguía
Set Costumer
Adela Cortázar
Set Costumer
Adolfo Ramírez
Set Costumer
María Estela Fernández
Costume Designer
Federico Castillo
Costume Supervisor
Lupita Peckinpah
Costumer
Isabel Amezcua
Hairstylist
Alfredo Mora
Makeup Department Head
Felipe Salazar
Makeup Artist
Andrés León Becker
Second Unit
Jonás Hendrix
Second Unit, Unit Production Manager
Zaida Monteforte
Art Department Coordinator
Gogo Amara
Art Department Assistant
Alejandro Varela
Art Department Assistant
Luis Luna
Art Department Assistant
Marco Arredondo
Art Department Assistant
Trinidad Espinoza
Art Department Assistant
Juanjo Goldaracena
Art Department Assistant
Andrés Franco
Sound Director
Santiago Núñez
Sound Director
Enrique Greiner
Sound Editor
Jaime Baksht
Sound mixer
Pedro Mejía
Sound Recordist
Rosario Tapia
Sound Engineer
Polo Escobosa
Foley
Luis Schoeder
Foley
Jesús González
Lighting Supervisor
Alejandra Mejía
Lighting Manager
Alex Vázquez
Special Effects
Salvador Servín
Special Effects
Javier Martínez
Special Effects
Lázaro Cervantes
Special Effects
José Luis Capilla
Special Effects
Víctor Morán
Special Effects
Santiago Ojeda
Music
Norma Ramos
Production Accountant
Salvador Parra
Set Designer
Eleazar Sánchez
Construction Coordinator
Joel López
Construction Foreman
David Gómez
Construction Foreman
Jaime Sánchez
Construction Foreman
Marco Aguilar
Still Photographer
Rafael Leal
Technical Supervisor
Francisco Castellanos
Electrician
Benito Aguilar
Electrician
Luis Lara Guerrero
Electrician
Eamon O'Farrill
Set Production Assistant
Luis B. Carranco
Set Production Assistant
Luis Ruiz Tena
Location Manager
Isthar Rosales
Location Scout
Juan Carlos Pérez
Location Scout
Hugo Reyes
Utility Stunts
Alfredo Torres
Utility Stunts
Mariana Paredes
Stunt Coordinator
Eric Dounce
Special Sound Effects
Sebastián Garza
Editorial Services
Felipe Meléndez
Machinist
Joaquin Solano
Machinist
Salvador Orendain
Machinist
Miguel Ángel Pacheco
Machinist
Sandra Paredes
Public Relations
Israel Páez
Video Assist Operator, Loader
Antonio Vargas
Key Grip
Armando Vargas
Gaffer
Marc Bèdia
Production Manager
Carlos Estrada
Production Manager
Gabriel Tapia
Production Intern
Elvira Ochoa
Projection
Mauricio Lule
Production Office Assistant
Blanca Escobosa
Production Office Assistant
Ana Solares
Art Direction
Eduardo de la Rosa
Settings
Alejandro Lubezki
Thanks
Salvador de la Fuente
Thanks
Felipe Cazals
Thanks
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