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Weeds Actress Praises Mexican Drug Lord

Joaquin Guzman could be 'hero of heroes,' Kate del Castillo says

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 13, 2012 2:32 AM CST

(Newser) – Mexican actress Kate del Castillo, best known in the US for her role in Weeds, has shocked Mexico with praise for Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin Guzman. In an open letter slamming the Catholic church, the media, and the Mexican government, Castillo—who played a drug boss in the Telemundo hit La Reina del Sur—said she finds Guzman more credible than "governments that hide truths from me, even when they are painful ones," the Los Angeles Times reports.

Addressing the billionaire drug lord directly, she asks him: "Wouldn't it be really cool if you started trafficking for the good?" She suggests he "traffic with corrupt politicians, not women and children who end up as slaves," telling him to "go for it, sir. You would be the hero of heroes." Castillo's remarks, made on the same day that US authorities declared Guzman to be the world's most powerful drug trafficker, have sparked debate in Mexico and beyond, with Ricky Martin among several celebrities expressing support for her, CNN notes.

Kate del Castillo played Pilar Zuazo in Weeds.
Kate del Castillo played Pilar Zuazo in Weeds.   (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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HappyHabenero
Jan 15, 2012 5:20 AM CST
another idiot..just getting her leftwing on 
TristramShandy
Jan 15, 2012 2:56 AM CST
More people were murdered in Mexican drug wars in one year than all the American soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan in a decade.  In 2010, there were 39 murders in San Diego all year.  In Tijuana that year there were 29 murders . . . by January 8th.  This woman is either an idiot or trying to protect herself but she's doing a disservice to her people either way.
J.R.Axle
Jan 14, 2012 4:43 PM CST
Another victory for marijuana! well. okay, maybe it isn't - but she plays an actress who has ... okay, I got nothing. - woo hoo woo hoo - marijuana. who wrote this, Homer Simpson? he should smoke more publicly on his show so kids know what kinda mentality they're  idolizing here.

 
Mexico • Weeds • drug traffickers • Joaquin Guzman • Mexican drug cartel • Kate del Castillo

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