The film tells the story of Mauricio Fernandez, mayor of the wealthiest municipality in Latin America, located in the North of Mexico. He presents himself as a polemical figure who takes justice into his own hands in order to "clean" his municipality of the drug cartels' presence. Mauricio is a key character to better understand the present situation in Mexico and through the unusual views of this politician, the audience will be a privileged witnesses of an scenario where political tasks and excessive violence mingle with one another.
| Release Date | August 18, 2012 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | El Alcalde | |
| Runtime | 1h 21min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | Spanish | |
| Original Language | Spanish | |
| Production Countries | Mexico | |
| Production Companies | bambú|audiovisualInstituto Mexicano de Cinematografía | |