The first Mexican opera to deal directly with the country's drugs conflict has staged its premiere in Mexico City.
The opera, Only the Truth, is based on a popular Mexican song of the 1970s which tells the story of a woman who smuggles marijuana into the US.
Her lover betrays her and in an act of crazy revenge, she murders him.
Violence connected to Mexico's drugs trade has killed more 15,000 people in the past three years.
Since the song was first made popular, the central character of Camelia la Tejana seems to have become a mix of fact and fiction.
Many women have claimed to be the song's inspiration.
Gabriela Ortiz, one of the opera's authors, believes this is because her role goes beyond the expected, submissive part women often have in such tales.
"This is exactly the opposite," she said.
"This is a very strong woman who finally kills her lover and disappears with the money. She became like a hero."
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