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Revenue: $52,000
Budget: $0
Profit: + $52,000
Movie Details
Tag Line: Why don't they want you to see it?
Status: Released
Average Rating: 8
Release Date: Nov 9, 1999
Rating: 2003-06-13
Run Time: 2h 03m
Original Language: Spanish
Website: -
Production Countries: Mexico
Production Companies: Bandidos Films , Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía , Alta Vista Film Production , Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad
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Synopsis
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.
Crew
Department | Role | Name |
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Directing | Director |
Luis Estrada
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Assistant Director |
Jaime Sampietro
Álvaro Curiel
Martín Torres
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Writing | Screenplay |
Jaime Sampietro
Vicente Leñero
Fernando Javier León Rodríguez
Luis Estrada
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Screenstory |
Luis Estrada
Jaime Sampietro
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Production | Producer |
Luis Estrada
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Executive Producer |
Sandra Solares
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Casting |
Sandra León Becker
Claudia Becker
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Production Manager |
Marc Bèdia
Carlos Estrada
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Location Manager |
Luis Ruiz Tena
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Production Accountant |
Norma Ramos
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Unit Production Manager |
Jonás Hendrix
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Camera | Camera Operator |
Rodrigo Mariña
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Still Photographer |
Marco Aguilar
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Camera Technician |
Alejandro Casas
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Camera Intern |
Martín Gaytán
Noé Muñoz
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Director of Photography |
Norman Christianson
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Key Grip |
Antonio Vargas
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Crew | Special Effects |
Alex Vázquez
Lázaro Cervantes
José Luis Capilla
Víctor Morán
Salvador Servín
Javier Martínez
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Thanks |
Felipe Cazals
Alejandro Lubezki
Salvador de la Fuente
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Set Production Assistant |
Luis B. Carranco
Eamon O'Farrill
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Utility Stunts |
Alfredo Torres
Hugo Reyes
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Machinist |
Joaquin Solano
Felipe Meléndez
Miguel Ángel Pacheco
Salvador Orendain
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Script |
Beatriz de Anda
Maury Carvajal
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Special Sound Effects |
Eric Dounce
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Production Intern |
Gabriel Tapia
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Technical Supervisor |
Rafael Leal
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Second Unit |
Andrés León Becker
Jonás Hendrix
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Public Relations |
Sandra Paredes
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Video Assist Operator |
Israel Páez
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Supervisor of Production Resources |
Juana Bocanegra
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Production Office Assistant |
Blanca Escobosa
Mauricio Lule
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Loader |
Israel Páez
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Stunt Coordinator |
Mariana Paredes
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Post Production Supervisor |
Menahen Peña
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Sound Recordist |
Pedro Mejía
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Projection |
Elvira Ochoa
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Lighting | Gaffer |
Armando Vargas
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Lighting Manager |
Alejandra Mejía
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Electrician |
Francisco Castellanos
Benito Aguilar
Luis Lara Guerrero
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Lighting Supervisor |
Jesús González
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Art | Art Department Assistant |
Marco Arredondo
Juanjo Goldaracena
Gogo Amara
Trinidad Espinoza
Luis Luna
Alejandro Varela
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Art Direction |
Ana Solares
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Settings |
Eduardo de la Rosa
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Set Designer |
Salvador Parra
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Construction Foreman |
Joel López
David Gómez
Jaime Sánchez
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Location Scout |
Isthar Rosales
Juan Carlos Pérez
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Construction Coordinator |
Eleazar Sánchez
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Art Department Coordinator |
Zaida Monteforte
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Sound | Sound Director |
Andrés Franco
Santiago Núñez
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Music |
Santiago Ojeda
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Sound Editor |
Enrique Greiner
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Foley |
Luis Schoeder
Polo Escobosa
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Sound mixer |
Jaime Baksht
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Sound Engineer |
Rosario Tapia
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Editing | Editorial Production Assistant |
Guadalupe Ramírez
Guillermo S. Maldonado
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Editor |
Luis Estrada
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Editorial Services |
Sebastián Garza
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Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Department Head |
Alfredo Mora
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Costume Supervisor |
Federico Castillo
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Set Costumer |
Adela Cortázar
Adolfo Ramírez
Carlos Munguía
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Hairstylist |
Isabel Amezcua
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Makeup Artist |
Felipe Salazar
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Costume Designer |
María Estela Fernández
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Costumer |
Lupita Peckinpah
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