| RATING | 8.0 / 10 |
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| GENRES | Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Drama |
| YEAR | 1999 |
| RUNTIME | 2h 03m |
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| LANGUAGE | Spanish |
| COUNTRY | Mexico |
| 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. |