Actress Claims 'Macho' Mexican Government Persecution Followed 'El Chapo' Meeting Jennifer Kay - The Associated Press
go to original January 17, 2017

Kate del Castillo said that she's lost acting contracts because of the fallout of her involvement in actor Sean Penn's interview with drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. (VarietyLatino.com)

Mexican actress Kate del Castillo says that her involvement in actor Sean Penn's interview with drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has cost her acting jobs and a "macho" Mexican government is persecuting her only because she's a woman.

Del Castillo had to shoot her upcoming Netflix series "Ingobernable" — or "Ungovernable" — in the United States because she fears she'll be detained if she returns to Mexico. The actress still faces government accusations of obstruction of justice and money laundering related to the 2015 meeting with the Sinaloa cartel leader, who was on the run after his second escape from a Mexican prison.

In an interview with The Associated Press, del Castillo said she's grateful to Netflix for standing by her.

"It's not been a good year," she said. "I couldn't work because people didn't want me, because they were afraid."

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Related: Mexico's Attorney General's Office Says There Are No Warrants for Actress Kate del Castillo (Associated Press)

Related: El Chapo Guzman Alleges He’s Being Sexually Harassed in Mexican Prison (Vibe)

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