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Luis Estrada

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Luis Estrada

Born January 17, 1962 in Mexico City, Mexico10 films

Luis Estrada (born January 17, 1962) is a Mexican film director, writer and producer widely known for his satirical tetralogy on Mexican politics: Herod's law (La ley de Herodes, 1999), A wonderful world (Un mundo maravilloso, 2006), El infierno (2010) and The perfect dictatoship (La dictadura perefecta, 2014).

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He is the son of Mexican film director José Estrada.

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Herod's Law posterFirst watchHerod's Law19998.0In 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…View film

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Filmography

10 films as director
  1. TBAEl Enemigo del PuebloDirector
  2. 2023¡Que viva México!Director
  3. 2014The Perfect DictatorshipDirector
  4. 2010El InfiernoDirector
  5. 2006A Wonderful WorldDirector
  6. 1999Herod's LawDirector
  7. 1999El marihuaneroDirector
  8. 1994AmberDirector
  9. 1991BandidosDirector
  10. 1991Camino largo a TijuanaDirector