Luis Estrada
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). He is the son of Mexican film director José Estrada.
Herod's Law
(1999)
Mexico, 1949. The fable of a janitor turned Mayor on a little town lost in the Mexican desert, who gradually realizes how far his new acquainted power and corruption can get him. (more)
Mexico, 1949. The fable of a janitor turned Mayor on a little town lost in the Mexican desert, who gradually realizes how far his new acquainted power and corruption can get him. (more)
Camino largo a Tijuana (1991)
Juan (Armendariz) lives in a trash depository in Mexico City. He knows Lila (Pereyra), a drug addict rich girl who reminds him of his long lost daughter. Lila is kidnapped by drug dealers and Juan feels responsible for her. He takes the long way to Tijuana to ... (more)
Juan (Armendariz) lives in a trash depository in Mexico City. He knows Lila (Pereyra), a drug addict rich girl who reminds him of his long lost daughter. Lila is kidnapped by drug dealers and Juan feels responsible for her. He takes the long way to Tijuana to ... (more)
Amber (1994)
Old Max remembers the time as a child when he was taken to the jungle where he met a prophet, a circus man and other weird characters. (more)
Old Max remembers the time as a child when he was taken to the jungle where he met a prophet, a circus man and other weird characters. (more)
El Infierno (2010)
Benjamin Garcia, Benny is deported from the United States. Back home and against a bleak picture, Benny gets involved in the drug business, in which he has for the first time in his life, a spectacular rise surrounded by money, women, violence and fun. But very ... (more)
Benjamin Garcia, Benny is deported from the United States. Back home and against a bleak picture, Benny gets involved in the drug business, in which he has for the first time in his life, a spectacular rise surrounded by money, women, violence and fun. But very ... (more)
Bandidos (1991)
In the wake of the Mexican Revolution, a band of pre-teen boys are forced to rely on their own resources for survival. (more)
In the wake of the Mexican Revolution, a band of pre-teen boys are forced to rely on their own resources for survival. (more)
The Perfect Dictatorship
(2014)
TV MX, the most powerful Mexican Television Corporation, discloses a scandalous story involving Governor Carmelo Vargas in serious crimes and illicit business. Governor Vargas worried about his political future, decides to clean his image and negotiates a ... (more)
TV MX, the most powerful Mexican Television Corporation, discloses a scandalous story involving Governor Carmelo Vargas in serious crimes and illicit business. Governor Vargas worried about his political future, decides to clean his image and negotiates a ... (more)
A Wonderful World (2006)
A fairy tale about the political and socioeconomic realities of Mexico. (more)
A fairy tale about the political and socioeconomic realities of Mexico. (more)
¡Que viva México!
(2023)
After his grandfather's death, a man travels with his wife and kids to his hometown, where chaos ensues with his relatives over the inheritance. (more)
After his grandfather's death, a man travels with his wife and kids to his hometown, where chaos ensues with his relatives over the inheritance. (more)