Del Castillo will be questioned by authorities next week,
according to the official at the attorney general's office.
The longtime head of the Sinaloa cartel, Guzman was caught on
Jan. 8 in the northwestern city of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, six
months after his brazen escape from prison through a mile-long
tunnel.
Rolling Stone magazine published an article the following day by
Penn, based on a secret meeting with Guzman while the Mexican
was on the run.
Last week, a government spokesman said Mexico is not directly
investigating del Castillo or fellow actor Penn for meeting with
Guzman, but it would look into the circumstances of their
meeting.
Del Castillo's publicist did not immediately respond to a
request for comment.
Details of flirtatious phone messaging chats between Guzman and
del Castillo have gripped Mexico, and an official said last week
the druglord's "obsession" with her led him to lower his guard
and be caught.
Last week, del Castillo took to Twitter to thank her supporters
and wrote: "Not surprisingly many have chosen to make up items
they think will make good stories and that aren't truthful." She
pledged to give her story in due course.
Attorney General Arely Gomez has said that the meeting between
Penn and Guzman, which del Castillo also attended, was
"essential" to finding Guzman.
Penn last week rejected the notion that his meeting with Guzman
was crucial to his capture.
(Reporting by Lizbeth Diaz; Writing by Joanna Zuckerman
Bernstein; Editing by Frances Kerry)
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