Lotería del crimen
Genre	Thriller Detective drama
Created by	Adrián Ortega Echegollén
Directed by	Carlos Carrera
Creative director	Adrián Ortega Echegollén
Starring	Claudio Lafarga Julieta Grajales Arnoldo Picazzo Francisco Vázquez Tamara Niño de Rivera Lupita Sandoval Jerry Velázquez Jorge Fink Tatiana del Real Angélica Lara Sara Maldonado Alejandra Herrera
Country of origin	Mexico
Original language	Spanish
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	72
Production
Executive producer	Rodrigo Hernández Cruz
Producers	Luis Merlo Martín Garza
Production location	Mexico City
Editors	Ana García Victoria Mariño Alejandro Arriaga Valeria Rivera Azocar
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	46 Minutes
Production company	TV Azteca
Original release
Network	Azteca 7
Release	10 October 2022 (2022-10-10) – present

Lotería del crimen (English:Crime Lottery) is a Mexicanthrillerdetective drama television series produced by Adrián Ortega Echegollén and Rodrigo Hernández Cruz forTV Azteca in 2022.^[1][2] The series centers on a group of detectives attached to a police intelligence unit where they have to solve clues to find the criminals.^[3] The series premiered onAzteca 7 on 10 October 2022.^[4][5] It stars anensemble cast, includingClaudio Lafarga,Julieta Grajales andSara Maldonado.^[6][7]

In January 2023, the series was renewed for a second season that premiered on 6 November 2023.^[8][9] In January 2024, the series was renewed for a third season that premiered on 10 June 2024.^[10][11]

Police detectives Bruno Barraza and Victoria Vargas, belonging to the UNIC (Unidad de Inteligencia Criminal; i.e:Criminal Intelligence Unit), try to uncover several murderers who are still on the loose in Mexico City and continue to commit more murders, and whom they must arrest.

• Claudio Lafarga as Bruno Barraza^[12]
• Julieta Grajales as Victoria Vargas (season 1)^[12]
• Arnoldo Picazzo as Eligio Enciso^[12]
• Francisco Vázquez as Ricardo Romero "El Recio"^[12]
• Tamara Niño de Rivera as Sofía Salabeth^[12]
• Lupita Sandoval as Marieta "Mari" Martínez^[12]
• Jerry Velázquez as Jonathan Yáñez (season 1)^[12]
• Jorge Fink as Tito Tavares^[12]
• Tatiana del Real as Luisa López (seasons 1–2; guest star season 3)^[12]
• Angélica Lara as Nancy Delfina (seasons 1–2; guest star season 3)^[12]
• Sara Maldonado as Ariel Aragón (season 2–present)^[7]
• Alejandra Herrera as Guadalupe "Gigi" González (season 2–present)^[13]

On 2 February 2022, Sandra Smester, then vice president ofAzteca Uno and general director of content and distribution ofTV Azteca, announced in an interview the new programming for the main channels of said broadcaster, which includedLotería del crimen as one of the fiction productions.^[14][15] The production of the series began filming on 27 June 2022.^[16] The stage direction and cameras are in charge of filmmaker Carlos Carrera and the photography is in charge of Ricardo Garfias.^[17] The first season has 24 episodes contemplated for broadcast.^[18]

On 18 January 2023, TV Azteca renewed the series for a second season.^[8] In February 2023,Sara Maldonado joined the cast as a new main character, Ariel Aragón, for the second season.^[19][7] Production of the season began in May 2023.^[20] On 23 January 2024, TV Azteca renewed the series for a third season.^[10]

• Official website
• Lotería del crimen atIMDb

• Lotería del crimen
• 2022 Mexican television series debuts
• Azteca 7 original programming
• Detective television series
• Mexican crime television series
• Mexican LGBTQ-related television shows
• Television series by TV Azteca
• Thriller television series

• CS1 Spanish-language sources (es)
• Articles with short description
• Short description matches Wikidata
• Use dmy dates from July 2023
• Episode lists with TBA values
• Official website not in Wikidata