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Mexican Attorney General Arely Gomez has said that there were
"indications" the actress may have used money from Guzman to
help finance her tequila business.
"I have no reason to give explanations to the press. If I don't
talk its because my lawyers told me not to because the
government wants to destroy me," the actress said in a message
to Univision, which published the comment on its website.
A publicist for del Castillo did not immediately respond to a
request for comment.
An official for Mexico's attorney general's office declined to
comment on the remarks, but noted that Gomez has guaranteed that
the presumption of innocence will be respected.
Del Castillo's father said last week that his daughter will
testify at the Mexican consulate in Los Angeles where she will
present proof "she is clean."
The attorney general's office said del Castillo would be
questioned by authorities this week, although there were no
details on when or where it would happen.
The Mexican government has said a meeting between the actress,
who played a drug boss in the television series "La Reina del
Sur", Oscar-winning actor Penn and Guzman was essential to the
kingpin's recapture earlier this month.
The day after he was apprehended, Rolling Stone magazine
published an article by Penn, based on his and del Castillo's
secret meeting with Guzman while the drug lord was on the run.
(Reporting by Anahi Rama; Writing by Christine Murray; Editing
by Mary Milliken)
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