A Lei e o Crime
2009 Brazilian TV series or program
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A Lei e o Crime (Portuguese for The Law and the Crime) is a Brazilian serial dramatic television series, created by Marcílio Moraes, produced and broadcast by Rede Record, which premiered on January 9, 2009. The series revolves around a low-class worker turned into drugdealer and a noble-blood woman turned into a police captain, who seeks for justice and revenge of her father's death.[1]
Francisca Queiroz
Heitor Martinez
Caio Junqueira
Raquel Nunes
Silvio Guindane
Eduardo Lago
| A Lei e o Crime | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama Action Police procedural |
| Created by | Marcílio Moraes |
| Directed by | Alexandre Avancini Hamsa Wood |
| Starring | Ângelo Paes Leme Francisca Queiroz Heitor Martinez Caio Junqueira Raquel Nunes Silvio Guindane Eduardo Lago |
| Opening theme | Sangue Frio (Libra) |
| Composer | Daniel Figueiredo |
| Country of origin | Brazil |
| Original language | Portuguese |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 23 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Vicente Savelli |
| Production location | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Cinematography | Ricardo Fujii |
| Running time | approx. 60 min. |
| Original release | |
| Network | Rede Record |
| Release | January 9 – June 8, 2009 |
It is directed by Alexandre Avancini and written by Marcílio Moraes, Joaquim Assis, René Belmonte, Leonardo Gudel, Sylvia Palma, Eduardo Quental and Irene Bosísio.
Since its premiere, A Lei e o Crime has achieved unexpectedly high audience ratings, with a 20-point average in São Paulo, and constantly leading the ratings in Rio de Janeiro, taking off rival Rede Globo's usual number-one spot. It was a hit show that helped bring Brazilian television to an international audience, and called "fantastic" by an Australian reviewer.[1] The show has also been acclaimed by critics for its realism.[2][3]
Cast
- Francisca Queiroz as Catarina Laclos
- Ângelo Paes Leme as Nando "Nandinho da Bazuca"
- Raquel Nunes as Olímpia
- Heitor Martinez as Leandro
- Caio Junqueira as Romero
- Gabriela Durlo as Rosa
- Valquíria Ribeiro as Maria Joana
- Rogério Britto as Araújo
- Aline Borges as Gislaine "Lacraia"
- André Ramiro as Tião Meleca
- Sílvio Guindane as Valdo
- Felipe Martins as André
- Daniel Andrade as Orlando
- Adriana Prado as Josefa
- Juliana Teixeira as Margarida
- Eduardo Lago as Renato
- Tião D'Ávila
- Kito Junqueira as Ari
- Chico Expedito as Cícero
- Luiz Carlos de Moraes as Izaque
- Cristina Pereira as Jussara
- Léa Garcia as Clara
- Marília Barbosa as Luísa
- Rodrigo Costa as Celso
- Giullia Buscaio as Patrícia
- Larissa Henrique as Sandrinha
- Marcílio Moraes as escritor
- Roberto Frota as Reinaldo
- Nildo Parente as Alcebíades de Souza
- Jonas Bloch as Dep. Feitosa
- Cláudio Gabriel as Anderson
- Marcelo Escorel as Juvenal
- Marcela Moura as Laura
- Sérgio Henrique as Chulé
- Paulo Carvalho as Belisário
- Jonathan Nogueira as Edson
- Natália Guimarães as Gisele
- Vanessa Gerbelli