The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
7
121 minutes
11/17/2005
Overview
When brash Texas border officer Mike Norton wrongfully kills and buries the friend and ranch hand of Pete Perkins, the latter is reminded of a promise he made to bury his friend, Melquiades Estrada, in his Mexican home town. He kidnaps Norton and exhumes Estrada's corpse, and the odd caravan sets out on horseback for Mexico.
Cast List
Tommy Lee Jones
as Pete Perkins
Barry Pepper
as Mike Norton
Dwight Yoakam
as Sheriff Frank Belmont
January Jones
as Lou Ann Norton
Melissa Leo
as Rachel
Julio Cesar Cedillo
as Melquiades Estrada
Levon Helm
as Old Man with Radio
Mel Rodriguez
as Captain Gomez
Cecilia Suárez
as Rosa
Ignacio Guadalupe
as Lucio
Vanessa Bauche
as Mariana
Irineo Alvarez
as Manuel
Guillermo Arriaga
as Juan
Josh Berry
as Border Patrolman
Rodger Boyce
as Salesman
Sonny Carl Davis
as Kruger
Richard Andrew Jones
as Bob
Sean Hennigan
as Chuck
Terry Dale Parks
as Neil
Brent Smiga
as Deputy Antonio
Gustavo Sánchez Parra
as Tomas
Diana Chavez
as Woman
Maya Zapata
as El Tostón Woman #1