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.
Damián Alcázar
as Juan Vargas
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
as López
Isela Vega
as Doña Lupe
Salvador Sánchez
as Pek
Juan Carlos Colombo
as Ramírez
Delia Casanova
as Rosa
Leticia Huijara
as Gloria
Alex Cox
as Gringo
Guillermo Gil
as Cura
Eduardo López Rojas
as Doctor
Ernesto Gómez Cruz
as Gobernador
Miguel Ángel Fuentes
as Pancho
