Mexican actress who met 'El Chapo' to testify in L.A. - father
Kate del Castillo poses with a costumed character from the film during the premiere of the film "Book of Life" in Los Angeles, California Oct 12, 2014. REUTERS/Kevork Djansezian/Files
Actress Kate del Castillo, at the center of a Mexican probe into money laundering after she helped Hollywood star Sean Penn conduct an interview with drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, will give evidence in Los Angeles, according to her father.
Mexican Attorney General Arely Gomez said in an interview in the newspaper El Universal on Tuesday that there were "indications" the Mexican actress may have used money from Guzman to help finance her tequila business.
"She wants to cooperate because she has nothing to hide," local newspaper Reforma quoted her father, Eric del Castillo, as saying in its Wednesday edition. "She will present herself at the consulate in Los Angeles. She has proof ... she is clean."
There was not yet a date set for her to appear at the consulate, he added.
An official at the attorney general's office said on Monday she would be questioned by authorities next week.
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.
Guzman's ties with del Castillo began publicly in 2012 when the actress, who has fronted campaigns for L'Oreal and Ford, wrote an open letter calling on the capo to
Penn last week rejected that claim, saying the Mexican government was trying to put him in the crosshairs of Guzman's feared Sinaloa cartel.
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