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Penn wrote he met Guzman in October, prior to his recapture this week by Mexican marines in his home state of Sinaloa.

After Guzman escaped prison last summer, Penn posed the idea of the magazine interview, writing, \"Kate agreed to make the bridge, sending our names for vetting across the border.\" Word came back a week later that Guzman agreed to the meeting, he wrote.

An agent for del Castillo has not responded to ABC News' request for comment.

Here is what you need to know about the 43-year-old actress apparently behind Penn's interview:

1. Film-making is a family affair for del Castillo. She posted an Instagram last month reflecting on her \"first speaking role in the film 'Las Sobrinas Del Diablo'\" with her sister, directed by her father.

On my first speaking role in the film \"Las Sobrinas Del Diablo\" directed by my dad #ericdelcastillo with my sis @vdelcastillotv En mi primer personaje con diálogo en la película \"Las Sobrinas Del Diablo\" con mi hermana @vdelcastillotv dirigida por mi apá #ericdelcastillo #TBT

A photo posted by Kate del Castillo (@katedelcastillo) on Dec 10, 2015 at 7:40pm PST

2. Del Castillo's first breakthrough role in the U.S. was the 2007 movie \"Under the Same Moon,\" according to her IMDB page.

3. Recently, she appeared in an episode of ABC's \"Killer Women\" in 2014 and in three episodes of the CW's \"Jane the Virgin\" in 2015. She also had a role in the real-life drama \"The 33,\" a film about a group of Chilean miners trapped underground in 2010, that was released in Nov. 2015.

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PHOTO: Actress Kate del Castillo attends the Centerpiece Gala Premiere of Alcon Entertainment's "The 33" during AFI FEST 2015 presented by Audi at TCL Chinese Theater, Nov. 9, 2015 in Hollywood, Calif.
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Mexican government sources told ABC News on Saturday that Penn and del Castillo are under investigation in connection to the interview with Guzman.

Neither representatives for Penn nor Rolling Stone have responded to requests for comment from ABC News.

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