After El Chapo Meeting, Actress Kate Del Castillo Says Mexican Government Is Spying on Her

Actress Kate del Castillo who met with drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera alongside Sean Penn, said she fears the Mexican government is spying on her.
After El Chapo Meeting, Actress Kate Del Castillo Says Mexican Government Is Spying on Her
Kate del Castillo attends TNTLA Platino Awards 2015 at Starlight Marbella on July 18, 2015 in Marbella, Spain. Photo by Daniel Perez/Getty Images for TNTLA
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Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is escorted to a helicopter by Mexican navy marines in Mexico City, Mexico on Feb. 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is escorted to a helicopter by Mexican navy marines in Mexico City, Mexico on Feb. 22, 2014. AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File

The actress said she’s sure Mexican authorities are surveilling her phone conversations and text messages when she communicates with her loved ones and lawyers back in her native country.

“You hear it when you go in. In everything, I know that I’m totally wiretapped,” del Castillo said.

“I think (the tapping) is by the Mexican government, I’m almost positive, but I don’t know it for a fact. But I know it with all my heart because I hear noises that I didn’t hear before,” she told Univision.

Kate del Castillo in Miami, Florida on Sept. 4, 2014. (Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images for THAmas/Screen Gems)
Kate del Castillo in Miami, Florida on Sept. 4, 2014. Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images for THAmas/Screen Gems

The actress said there were times her calls were cut off after three minutes when she talked to her parents and attorneys.

Del Castillo has starred in various soap operas, played roles in Hollywood movies, and gained recognition with the series “Queen of the South,” in which she played drug trafficker Teresa Mendoza. She is now working on Netflix series “Ingobernable,” in which she plays a Mexican first lady.