Ana Lilia Pérez
Ana Lilia Pérez Mendoza (* 1976 in Mexico City ) is a Mexican journalist and author .
Ana Lilia Pérez studied history and journalism. She worked as a reporter for renowned Mexican daily newspapers such as Milenio , La Jornada , El Financiero , Excélsior , Novedades and the German Süddeutsche Zeitung .
In 2011 she published her first book about the Mexican state oil company Pemex and their involvement with the cartels ("El Cartel Negro"). The book caused quite a stir in Mexico . Pérez came into conflict with the cartels. She went into hiding and went into exile in Germany in 2012. When PEN and the Hamburg Foundation for the Politically Persecuted she found support. Ana Lilia Pérez now lives in Mexico again (as of 2016).
In 2016 her book “Kokainmeere. The ways of global drug trafficking ”, a translation of her book Mares de cocaína in Germany. Pérez conducted investigative research into the Mexican mafia and how state authorities, politicians and large parts of the economy have been infiltrated. It makes it clear that the drug trade makes the everyday life of the poor in Mexico worse.
Awards
Ana Lilia Pérez has received several awards for her work.
She was awarded the Premio Nacional de Periodismo , the most important Mexican journalism award. In 2012 she was honored with the prize for the freedom and future of the media . It is awarded by the Sparkasse Leipzig Media Foundation to journalists, publishers and media institutions who are committed to freedom of the press and is endowed with 30,000 euros.
Works
- Sonda de Campeche Paradigm de explotación laboral (2009) ITF.
- Camisas azules, manos negras. El saqueo de Pemex desde Los Pinos (2010) Grijalbo with Miguel Ángel Granados Chapas.
- El Cartel Negro. Cómo el crimen organizado se ha apoderado de Pemex (2011) Grijalbo.
- Co-author at Morir en la Miseria (2010).
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Mares de cocaína. Las rutas naúticas del narcotráfico . Grijalbo.
- Oceans of cocaine: The ways of global drug trafficking " from the Spanish by Katrin Behringer and Birgit Weilguny. Pantheon Verlag , Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-570-55338-1 .
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- ↑ Ana Lilia Pérez: Cocaine Seas. Pantheon Publishing House. In: Random House Publishing Group. Retrieved June 1, 2016 .
- ↑ Ana Lilia Pérez: Alone against the Mafia . ( zeit.de [accessed on June 1, 2016]).
- ^ SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg Germany: Mexican investigative journalist: "The cocaine trade in German waters is well organized". (No longer available online.) In: SPIEGEL ONLINE. Archived from the original on June 1, 2016 ; accessed on June 1, 2016 .
- ↑ New book on cocaine trafficking: Floating Snow. In: www.handelsblatt.com. Retrieved June 1, 2016 .
- ↑ http://www.megustaleer.com.mx/search.php?filtro=0&texto=el+cartel+negro
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Perez, Ana Lilia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Perez Mendoza, Ana Lilia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican journalist and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mexico city |