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Anabel Hernández, Mexico’s renowned investigative journalist and foremost expert on the inner workings of Mexico’s shadowy world of cartels, drug wars, narcotrafficking and organized crime, presents Narcosistema con Anabel Hernández, a new weekly podcast from Pitaya Entertainment (“Pitaya”).
Every week on Narcosistema, Anabel will share her groundbreaking reporting on the narcos world. Known for her meticulous research, unrivaled sources and thoughtful analysis, Anabel brings to the show over three decades of bold investigative reporting on the dark connection between drug cartels and governments, the police and military, and the business and finance worlds.
Said Hernandez: “I couldn’t be more excited about bringing my investigative reporting to the new podcast medium where, for the first time ever, I can talk directly to the audience on a weekly basis in my own words, uncensored and unfiltered.”
In the first episode of Narcosistema, which debuted on Thursday (8/1/2024), Anabel discusses all aspects of the recent surprise arrest of Ismael “Mayo” Zambada, the head of the Sinaloa Cartel, who Mexican and American authorities had been chasing for decades. Anabel provides a detailed account of El Mayo’s rise to power, his arrest, and the implications of his unexpected downfall for the Sinaloa Cartel and the Mexican government.
Said Jordi Oliveres, Pitaya’s co-founder and general manager: “Anabel Hernandez’s courageous and insightful reporting about cartels, drug lords and drug wars has fascinated readers for decades. Now she brings her unparalleled research and insights to her new weekly podcast series. As front page stories around the world report on Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada’s recent arrest, nothing could be more timely. Narcosistema is sure to become the place to go to fully understand that arrest, and so much more.”
Narcosistema is now available for free on all major podcast apps, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music, as well as on the Pitaya website (pitaya.fm) and YouTube. All episodes are in Spanish, with English-language closed captions available on YouTube. New episodes are released every Thursday.
About Anabel Hernández
Anabel Hernández is an award winning journalist who has spent over thirty years investigating drug trafficking cartels in Mexico, corruption, human rights violations, forced disappearances and abuses of power. She is the author of six books, including Los Señores del Narco, which has been translated into Italian and English, La verdadera noche de Iguala, El Traidor, El diario secreto del hijo del Mayo and, the most recent, La Historia Secreta: AMLO y el Cártel de Sinaloa. In these long form investigations she has revealed, by name, who the top drug bosses and their accomplices are, putting her own life at risk.
In 2001 she received Mexico’s National Journalism Award. In 2003 she was recognized by UNICEF, the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, the EFE Agency and the Santillana Foundation for her research on Mexican girls trafficked and sexually exploited in agricultural fields in San Diego, California. In 2012 she was awarded the Golden Pen of Freedom award by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). In December 2017 she was awarded the Legion of Honor medal by the French government. In December 2018 she received the International Journalism Award from the newspaper El Mundo, in Spain. In February 2019, Germany's public broadcaster, Deutsche Welle, awarded her the 2019 Freedom of Expression Award.
About Pitaya
Pitaya Entertainment, is one of the leading Latino podcast networks in the world. Its roster of shows include some of the most popular and important Spanish language podcast series released today, many hosted by some of the biggest names in the Latin world. From entertainment to sports, comedy to self help, wellness to politics, news to true crime, Pitaya has a show for everyone, and its brand friendly content and broad demographic appeal are especially attractive to advertisers.
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