# Lotería del crimen

Lotería del crimen (English: Crime Lottery) is a Mexican thriller detective drama television series produced by Adrián Ortega Echegollén and Rodrigo Hernández Cruz for TV Azteca in 2022. The series centers on a group of detectives attached to a police intelligence unit where they have to solve clues to find the criminals. The series premiered on Azteca 7 on 10 October 2022. It stars an ensemble cast, including Claudio Lafarga, Julieta Grajales and Sara Maldonado.
In January 2023, the series was renewed for a second season that premiered on 6 November 2023. In January 2024, the series was renewed for a third season that premiered on 10 June 2024.

## Plot

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.

## Cast

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

## Production

On 2 February 2022, Sandra Smester, then vice president of Azteca Uno and general director of content and distribution of TV Azteca, announced in an interview the new programming for the main channels of said broadcaster, which included Lotería del crimen as one of the fiction productions. The production of the series began filming on 27 June 2022. The stage direction and cameras are in charge of filmmaker Carlos Carrera and the photography is in charge of Ricardo Garfias. The first season has 24 episodes contemplated for broadcast.
On 18 January 2023, TV Azteca renewed the series for a second season. In February 2023, Sara Maldonado joined the cast as a new main character, Ariel Aragón, for the second season. Production of the season began in May 2023. On 23 January 2024, TV Azteca renewed the series for a third season.

## Episodes

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 24 | 24 | 10 October 2022 (2022-10-10) | 17 November 2022 (2022-11-17) |
| 2 | 24 | 24 | 6 November 2023 (2023-11-06) | 13 December 2023 (2023-12-13) |
| 3 | 24 | 24 | 10 June 2024 (2024-06-10) | 18 July 2024 (2024-07-18) |

### Season 1 (2022)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Mexico viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "El Brujo" | Carlos Carrera | Alfredo Mendoza | 10 October 2022 (2022-10-10) | 0.48 |
| 2 | 2 | "El Huérfano" | Carlos Carrera | Ana Romero | 11 October 2022 (2022-10-11) | 0.57 |
| 3 | 3 | "El Fotógrafo" | Carlos Carrera | Ricardo Avilés | 12 October 2022 (2022-10-12) | 0.69 |
| 4 | 4 | "El Matraquero" | Carlos Carrera | Heriberto Mujíca | 13 October 2022 (2022-10-13) | 0.56 |
| 5 | 5 | "La Tóxica" | Rodrigo Hernández Cruz | Celia Kim | 17 October 2022 (2022-10-17) | 0.57 |
| 6 | 6 | "Los Enamorados" | Rodrigo Hernández Cruz | Paulina Barros | 18 October 2022 (2022-10-18) | 0.55 |
| 7 | 7 | "El Tatuador" | Carlos Carrera | Adrián Mazoy | 19 October 2022 (2022-10-19) | 0.78 |
| 8 | 8 | "El Ejecutivo" | Carlos Carrera | Adrián Ortega Echegollén | 20 October 2022 (2022-10-20) | 0.64 |
| 9 | 9 | "La Casera" | Carlos Carrera | Alfredo Mendoza | 24 October 2022 (2022-10-24) | 0.54 |
| 10 | 10 | "Las Cortadoras" | Carlos Carrera | Alfredo Mendoza | 25 October 2022 (2022-10-25) | 0.61 |
| 11 | 11 | "La Vendedora" | Rodrigo Hernández Cruz | Celia Kim | 26 October 2022 (2022-10-26) | 0.70 |
| 12 | 12 | "El Astrólogo" | Rodrigo Hernández Cruz | Ana Romero | 27 October 2022 (2022-10-27) | 0.83 |
| 13 | 13 | "La Ciudadora" | Carlos Carrera | Heriberto Mujíca | 31 October 2022 (2022-10-31) | 0.62 |
| 14 | 14 | "La Tintorera" | Carlos Carrera | David Mascareño | 1 November 2022 (2022-11-01) | 0.56 |
| 15 | 15 | "Los Goteros" | Carlos Carrera | Paulina Barros | 2 November 2022 (2022-11-02) | 0.56 |
| 16 | 16 | "La Niña" | Carlos Carrera | Ricardo Avilés | 3 November 2022 (2022-11-03) | 0.69 |
| 17 | 17 | "La Actriz" | Carlos Carrera | Adrián Mazoy | 7 November 2022 (2022-11-07) | 0.82 |
| 18 | 18 | "El Músico" | Rodrigo Hernández Cruz | David Mascareño | 8 November 2022 (2022-11-08) | 0.74 |
| 19 | 19 | "El Técnico" | Rodrigo Hernández Cruz | Ana Romero | 9 November 2022 (2022-11-09) | 0.70 |
| 20 | 20 | "El Guapo" | Carlos Carrera | Ana Romero | 10 November 2022 (2022-11-10) | 0.68 |
| 21 | 21 | "El Imitador" | Rodrigo Hernández Cruz | Heriberto Mujíca | 14 November 2022 (2022-11-14) | 0.75 |
| 22 | 22 | "El Maquillista" | Rodrigo Hernández Cruz | Alfredo Mendoza | 15 November 2022 (2022-11-15) | 0.98 |
| 23 | 23 | "La Picadora" | Carlos Carrera | Ana Romero | 16 November 2022 (2022-11-16) | 0.78 |
| 24 | 24 | "El Alpinista" | Carlos Carrera | Alfredo Mendoza | 17 November 2022 (2022-11-17) | 0.79 |

### Season 2 (2023)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Mexico viewers (millions) |
| 25 | 1 | "El Alpinista 2" | Carlos Carrera | Alfredo Mendoza | 6 November 2023 (2023-11-06) | 0.81 |
| 26 | 2 | "La Inversionista" | Carlos Carrera | Ana Romero | 7 November 2023 (2023-11-07) | 0.72 |
| 27 | 3 | "La Taquera" | Carlos Carrera | Karen Espinal | 8 November 2023 (2023-11-08) | 0.87 |
| 28 | 4 | "El Artista" | Carlos Carrera | Heriberto Mojica | 9 November 2023 (2023-11-09) | 0.94 |
| 29 | 5 | "La Luchadora" | Carlos Carrera | Ana Romero | 13 November 2023 (2023-11-13) | 0.68 |
| 30 | 6 | "El Pelotero" | Carlos Carrera | Karen Espinal | 14 November 2023 (2023-11-14) | 0.72 |
| 31 | 7 | "La Florista" | Carlos Carrera | David Mascareño | 15 November 2023 (2023-11-15) | 0.68 |
| 32 | 8 | "El Carnicero" | Carlos Carrera | Heriberto Mojica | 16 November 2023 (2023-11-16) | 0.83 |
| 33 | 9 | "La Corredora" | Carlos Carrera | Natalia Núñez Silvestri | 20 November 2023 (2023-11-20) | 0.67 |
| 34 | 10 | "El Mecánico" | Carlos Carrera | Raúl Camarena | 21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) | N/A |
| 35 | 11 | "La Exterminadora" | Carlos Carrera | Nora Coss | 22 November 2023 (2023-11-22) | 0.74 |
| 36 | 12 | "La Candidata" | Carlos Carrera | Ana Romero | 27 November 2023 (2023-11-27) | 0.88 |
| 37 | 13 | "Los Cirqueros" | Carlos Carrera | Alfredo Mendoza | 28 November 2023 (2023-11-28) | 0.69 |
| 38 | 14 | "La Repartidora" | Carlos Carrera | Karen Espinal | 29 November 2023 (2023-11-29) | 0.74 |
| 39 | 15 | "La Camarista" | Carlos Carrera | Heriberto Mojica | 4 December 2023 (2023-12-04) | 0.67 |
| 40 | 16 | "El Procurador" | Carlos Carrera | David Mascareño | 4 December 2023 (2023-12-04) | 0.55 |
| 41 | 17 | "La Psiquiatra" | Carlos Carrera | Natalia Núñez Silvestri | 5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) | 0.77 |
| 42 | 18 | "El Continuista" | Carlos Carrera | Ana Romero | 5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) | 0.79 |
| 43 | 19 | "El Inventor" | Carlos Carrera | Alfredo Mendoza | 6 December 2023 (2023-12-06) | 0.69 |
| 44 | 20 | "La Lavandera" | Carlos Carrera | Nora Coss | 11 December 2023 (2023-12-11) | 0.74 |
| 45 | 21 | "La Curtidora" | Carlos Carrera | Raúl Camarena | 11 December 2023 (2023-12-11) | 0.74 |
| 46 | 22 | "El Carpintero" | Carlos Carrera | Alfredo Mendoza | 12 December 2023 (2023-12-12) | 0.68 |
| 47 | 23 | "El Carpintero 2" | Carlos Carrera | Ana Romero | 13 December 2023 (2023-12-13) | 0.74 |
| 48 | 24 | "La Reportera" | Carlos Carrera | Alfredo Mendoza | 13 December 2023 (2023-12-13) | 0.77 |

### Season 3 (2024)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Mexico viewers (millions) |
| 49 | 1 | "La Reportera 2" | Carlos Carrera | Alfredo Mendoza | 10 June 2024 (2024-06-10) | 0.95 |
| 50 | 2 | "El Copiador" | Carlos Carrera | Nora Coss | 11 June 2024 (2024-06-11) | 0.76 |
| 51 | 3 | "El Macetero" | Carlos Carrera | Heriberto Mujíca | 12 June 2024 (2024-06-12) | 0.75 |
| 52 | 4 | "La Mataperros" | Carlos Carrera | Ana Romero | 13 June 2024 (2024-06-13) | 0.66 |
| 53 | 5 | "La Familia" | Carlos Carrera | Karen Espinal | 17 June 2024 (2024-06-17) | 0.75 |
| 54 | 6 | "El Cuidador" | Carlos Carrera | David Mascareño | 18 June 2024 (2024-06-18) | 0.77 |
| 55 | 7 | "La Optimista" | Carlos Carrera | Ana Romero | 19 June 2024 (2024-06-19) | 0.94 |
| 56 | 8 | "El Cartero" | Carlos Carrera | Alfredo Mendoza | 20 June 2024 (2024-06-20) | 0.77 |
| 57 | 9 | "La Bordadora" | Carlos Carrera | David Mascareño | 24 June 2024 (2024-06-24) | 0.66 |
| 58 | 10 | "La Afiladora" | Carlos Carrera | Nora Coss | 25 June 2024 (2024-06-25) | 0.86 |
| 59 | 11 | "La Vampiro" | Carlos Carrera | Heriberto Mujíca | 26 June 2024 (2024-06-26) | 0.97 |
| 60 | 12 | "El Jugador" | Carlos Carrera | David Mascareño | 27 June 2024 (2024-06-27) | 0.76 |
| 61 | 13 | "El Jugador 2" | Carlos Carrera | David Mascareño | 1 July 2024 (2024-07-01) | 0.71 |
| 62 | 14 | "El Limpiador" | Carlos Carrera | Alfredo Mendoza | 2 July 2024 (2024-07-02) | 0.77 |
| 63 | 15 | "El Académico" | Carlos Carrera | Ana Romero | 3 July 2024 (2024-07-03) | 0.80 |
| 64 | 16 | "Los Curanderos" | Carlos Carrera | Nora Coss | 4 July 2024 (2024-07-04) | 0.93 |
| 65 | 17 | "La Barbera" | Carlos Carrera | Karen Espinal | 8 July 2024 (2024-07-08) | 0.79 |
| 66 | 18 | "El Coleccionista" | Carlos Carrera | Heriberto Mujíca | 9 July 2024 (2024-07-09) | 0.72 |
| 67 | 19 | "El Ángel" | Carlos Carrera | Nora Coss | 10 July 2024 (2024-07-10) | 0.74 |
| 68 | 20 | "El Delegado" | Carlos Carrera | David Mascareño | 11 July 2024 (2024-07-11) | 0.82 |
| 69 | 21 | "La Electricista" | Carlos Carrera | Ana Romero | 15 July 2024 (2024-07-15) | 0.70 |
| 70 | 22 | "El Fanático" | Carlos Carrera | Karen Espinal | 15 July 2024 (2024-07-15) | 0.70 |
| 71 | 23 | "El Juguetero" | Carlos Carrera | Heriberto Mujíca | 18 July 2024 (2024-07-18) | 0.80 |
| 72 | 24 | "El Machetero" | Carlos Carrera | Alfredo Mendoza | 18 July 2024 (2024-07-18) | 0.69 |

## Reception
### Ratings

Viewership and ratings per season of Lotería del crimen :
| Season | Timeslot (CT) | Episodes | First aired | First aired | Last aired | Last aired | Avg. viewers (millions) |
| Season | Timeslot (CT) | Episodes | Date | Viewers (millions) | Date | Viewers (millions) | Avg. viewers (millions) |
| 1 | Mon–Thurs 10:30 p.m. | 24 | 10 October 2022 (2022-10-10) | 0.48 | 17 November 2022 (2022-11-17) | 0.79 | 0.68 |
| 2 | Mon–Thurs 9:30 p.m. | 23 | 6 November 2023 (2023-11-06) | 0.81 | 13 December 2023 (2023-12-13) | 0.77 | 0.74 |
| 3 | Mon–Thurs 9:30 p.m. | 24 | 10 June 2024 (2024-06-10) | 0.95 | 18 July 2024 (2024-07-18) | 0.69 | 0.79 |

### Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated | Result |
| 2023 | Produ Awards | Best Crime Series | Lotería del crimen | Nominated |
| 2023 | Produ Awards | Best Superseries | Lotería del crimen | Nominated |
| 2024 | Produ Awards | Best Crime Series | Lotería del crimen | Pending |
| 2024 | Produ Awards | Best Lead Actress - Action, Crime, Horror, Thriller Series or Miniseries | Sara Maldonado | Pending |
| 2024 | Produ Awards | Best Directing - Superseries or Telenovela | Carlos Carrera | Pending |