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The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

Name: The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Director: Tommy Lee Jones
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Western
Released: 2005-11-17
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Barry Pepper, Dwight Yoakam, January Jones, Melissa Leo

AdventureCrimeDramaMysteryWestern

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.

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Tommy Lee JonesBarry PepperDwight YoakamJanuary JonesMelissa LeoJulio Cesar CedilloLevon HelmMel RodriguezCecilia SuárezIgnacio GuadalupeVanessa BaucheIrineo Alvarez

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