Last Monday, a federal judge ruled Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán’s extradition as "legitimate," and contrary to what most would think, actress Kate del Castillo thought this was great news.
Del Castillo has been involved in an extremely scandalous and mysterious relationship with the drug lord, which got exposed last January after her and Sean Penn met with Guzmán.
While the meeting’s main purpose was to get together and talk about Hollywood and making a movie about the kingpin’s life, Penn also conducted an interview for Rolling Stone magazine. The problem was, the reunion supposedly ended up leading the Mexican authorities to Guzmán, which one would think would strain the relationship between him and del Castillo.
However, the actress still holds the rights to ‘El Chapo’s’ story and has been granted permission to use his name in a film, for which she thinks a possible extradition, would be great news. “News that El Chapo may be extradited to the United States is good news, in that it will allow my team greater access to him in order to tell a full and accurate picture of his unbelievable life and work," del Castillo’s publicist communicated.
The “Reina del sur” star plans to stay in the U.S. and will not go back to Mexico for fear of being prosecuted wrongly and used as an example by the Mexican authorities. This is why she has no access to the drug lord and cannot move forward with the biographical project.
David S. Weinstein, a former prosecutor from the narcotics division at the U.S. attorney's office in Miami, says Kate’s optimism is merely “wishful thinking.” “She would have little to no access to him prior to his trial,” he said. And then, after a conviction, being such a high-profile inmate, she would have to request an interview through the Bureau of Prisons, which are not easily granted.
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