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A Balasaur Score of 73 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 68%, Metacritic 64/100. Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 85% of the 1,428 1990s comedy movies in this catalog. Streaming on Netflix.
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes68%
Metacritic64/100
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
211 audience votes
Key crew
- Fernando Javier León RodríguezScreenplay
- Luis EstradaDirector
- Jaime SampietroScreenplay
- Luis EstradaScreenplay
- Vicente LeñeroScreenplay
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
- Ernesto Gómez CruzGobernador
- Miguel Ángel FuentesPancho
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