
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
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.
Release Date: 2005-11-17
Adventure
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Western
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Casts

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