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.

• DirectorLuis Estrada
• Release9 November 1999
• Genre
  Comedy / Crime
• Duration2h 3m
• Budget?
• Revenue$52,000
• Rate
  

  7.965
  186 reviews
• Productions

  Bandidos Films, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Alta Vista Film Production, Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad