"The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada" (Sony Pictures Classics)
Tommy Lee Jones directs and stars as "Pete Perkins" in the "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada," a story of friendship and loyalty in contemporary Texas. Singer/actor Dwight Yoakam plays the sheriff, and Julio Cedillo plays the ranch hand, Melquiades Estrada. Barry Pepper, Melissa Leo, Levon Helm, and January Jones co-star. The moving drama was written by Guillermo Arriga ("Amores Perros," "21 Grams").
The movie was shot in Texas.
Tommy Lee Jones was born in San Saba, Texas; Dwight Yoakam in Pikeville, Kentucky; and Levon Helm in Marvell, Arkansas. Julio Cedillo is from Fort Worth, Texas.
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