A hilarious attack on the ruling party (the PRI, previously known as PNR and PRM) in 1949, during the reign of President Miguel Alemán (1946-1952) and filmed in sepia tones reminiscent of that area. So harsh, in fact, that the government of Mexico -- still in the hands of the PRI in 1999 -- successfully blocked release for some time.The people of a village, where few residents speak Spanish and the school is in ruins, kill the local mayor. The state governor (Pedro Almendáriz) looks for a satisfactory replacement and chooses a garbage collector from another town, Juan Vargas (Damián Alcázar), simply because he is known to be a loyal party member. Vargas takes the job seriously, but a local madam, Doña Lupe (Isela Vargas) and a corrupt priest soon teach him that "anything goes in politics" and Vargas is soon inventing laws and taxes of his own.There are many authentic touches. Vargas car is an antique Packard -- the traditional status car of Mexican politicians during the thirties and forties. The name of the village, de los Aguados, means thin, watered down, melted. The only educated man is the local doctor, who is a member of the PAN (Partido de Acción Nacional) which now governs much of northern México and holded the presidency from 2000 to 2012.The ending is a bitter surprise which gives real meaning to the title, "La Ley de Herodes" which is defined in the film as "o te chingas o te jodes" which might be loosely translated as "you get fucked or you get screwed".
Question: what is stands for PAN?, Answer: PAN stands for Partido de Accin Nacional. Question: who is president of on 1949?, Answer: Miguel Alemn is the president of on 1949. Question: what is reason to mayor will be killed?, Answer: <No Answer> Question: What does o te chingas o te jodes translate to?, Answer: You get fucked or you get screwed Question: What year did the hilarious attack on the ruling party occur?, Answer: 1949 Question: what is the real meaning of the title?, Answer: <No Answer> Question: Who's the only educated in the village?, Answer: The Local Doctor Question: Why does the state governor chose Juan Vargas as a replacement?, Answer: Because he's a loyal party member Question: Who was the president during the attack?, Answer: Miguel Alemn Question: Who killed the mayor?, Answer: The people of the Village