Anabel Hernández is Mexico’s most prominent investigative journalist, renowned for her reporting on drug trafficking and the alleged collusion between US government officials and drug lords. She has also written extensively on issues such as slavery, sexual exploitation, and institutional abuse of power. She has worked for leading national newspapers including Reforma, Milenio, El Universal, and its investigative supplement La Revista (now emeequis). Among her many books are La familia presidencial, Fin de fiesta en los pinos, and Los cómplices del presidente. In 2012, she was awarded the Golden Pen of Freedom by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers.