Film directed by Luis Estrada.

Juan Vargas is an unassuming government subordinate in the PRI party with political aspirations far out of step with his influence and abilities. But his dream becomes a reality when he is inexplicably appointed mayor of a sleepy little pueblo. He starts out with lofty ideas for a new Mexican modernity, but with a corrupt clergy, a non-Spanish-speaking constituency, a zero-peso operating budget, and a marked lack of imagination, Vargas¿¿¿s idealistic intentions only last so long. Instead, the well-intentioned functionary becomes a psychopathic despot.

First film of the Amigos del Cine Latinoamericano Spring 2011 Film Series titled Globalization and Power through Latin American Cinema