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.
| 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.
Cast edit
- Francisca Queiroz - Catarina Laclos
- Ângelo Paes Leme - Nando "Nandinho da Bazuca"
- Raquel Nunes - Olímpia
- Heitor Martinez - Leandro
- Caio Junqueira - Romero
- Gabriela Durlo - Rosa
- Valquíria Ribeiro - Maria Joana
- Rogério Britto - Araújo
- Aline Borges - Gislaine "Lacraia"
- André Ramiro - Tião Meleca
- Sílvio Guindane - Valdo
- Felipe Martins - André
- Daniel Andrade - Orlando
- Adriana Prado - Josefa
- Juliana Teixeira - Margarida
- Eduardo Lago - Renato
- Tião D'Ávila
- Kito Junqueira - Ari
- Chico Expedito - Cícero
- Luiz Carlos de Moraes - Izaque
- Cristina Pereira - Jussara
- Léa Garcia - Clara
- Marília Barbosa - Luísa
- Rodrigo Costa - Celso
- Giullia Buscaio - Patrícia
- Larissa Henrique - Sandrinha
- Marcílio Moraes - escritor
- Roberto Frota - Reinaldo
- Nildo Parente - Alcebíades de Souza
- Jonas Bloch - Dep. Feitosa
- Cláudio Gabriel - Anderson
- Marcelo Escorel - Juvenal
- Marcela Moura - Laura
- Sérgio Henrique - Chulé
- Paulo Carvalho - Belisário
- Jonathan Nogueira - Edson
- Natália Guimarães - Gisele
- Vanessa Gerbelli