his ticket in, the glamorous mexican superstar kate dell castillo castillo. did the fugitive harbor a crush on the actress? new light shed on the strange and dangerous saga. >> reporter: you're looking into the eyes of a mystery. >> his eyes just penetrate you. like a dagger. >> reporter: the drug lord joaquin el chapo guzman, the man so dangerous and elusive no prison can hold him. the largest manhunt since osama bin laden is under way to find him when surveillance pictures show someone is about to get there first. not the police. not the army. wait a minute. is that the american actor sean penn? and who is the woman with him? can it be the supernova of mexican television? actress kate del castillo? queen of the south. she plays teresa mendoza, a beautiful and rapacious drug lord. within three months of these pictures el chapo's pursuers will move in and nab their man. didn't you know you were under surveillance? >> no r. to be honest, i didn't think about it. >> you thought you were going to get in and out and no one would know? >> yes. >> reporter: what is

kate dell castillo, the mexican superstar whose cloak and dagger meeting wilt the drug kingpin el chapo shocked fans around the world. how the flirtatious messages with el chapo began. >> a crush? >> maybe, yes. >> new details of her journey with actor sean penn to spend time with the drug kingpin. >>> prince charming, the royal who warms our hearts. he talks about his time piloting helicopters for the army, launching the invictus games for the wounded warriors, and his mother's legacy. >>> the jaw-dropping verdict. the website gawker ordered to pay former wrestling star hulk hogan $w115 million in his secod tape lawsuit and that's before punitive damages. first the "nightline 5." >>> what's your dog food's first ingredient? in purina one, chicken is number one. no corn, wheat or soy. support your on dog's whole body health with purina one. >>> i live in fine details. i run on quick books. i use the payments app to accept credit cards and everything auto syncs. those sales prove my sustainable designs are better for the environment and my bottom line. that's how i own it. >>> good eveni

kate dell castillo, the mexican superstar whose cloak and dagger meeting wilt the drug kingpin el chapo shocked fans around the world. how the flirtatious messages with el chapo began. >> a crush? >> maybe, yes. >> new details of her journey with actor sean penn to spend time with the drug kingpin. >>> prince charming, the royal who warms our hearts. he talks about his time piloting helicopters for the army,

kate dell castillo, the mexican superstar whose cloak and dagger meeting wilt the drug kingpin el world. how the flirtatious messages with el chapo began. >> a crusus >> maybe, yes. >> new details of her journey with actor sean penn to spend time with the drug kingpin. >>> prince arming, the royal who warms our hearts. he talks about his time piloting helicopters for the army, launching the invictus games for the wounded warriors, and his mother's legacy. >>> the jaw-dropping verdict. the website gawker ordered t pay former wrestling star hulk hogan $wun115 million in his second tape lawsuit and that's before punitive damages. first the "nightline 5." >>> what's your dog food's first ingredient? in purina one, chicken is number one. no corn, wheat or soy. health with purina one.e. >>> i live in fine details. i run on quick books. i use the payments app to accept credit cards and everying auto syncs. those sales prove my sustainable designs are better for the environment and my bottom line.

kate dell castillo, the mexican superstar whose cloak and dagger meeting wilt the drug kingpin el chapo shocked fans around the world. how the flirtatious messages with el chapo began. >> a crush? >> maybe, yes. >> new details of her journey with actor sean penn to spend time with the drug kingpin. >>> prince charming, the royal who warms our hearts. he talks about his time piloting helicopters for the army, launching the invictus games for the wounded warriors, and his mother's legacy. >>> the jaw-dropping verdict. the website gawker ordered to pay former wrestling star hulk hogan $wun115 million in his second

. >> dell castillo picks up a position. >> tequila. >> can it be the world's most wanted drug lord will throw caution to the wind for a chance and did he fall for kate del castillo or the fictional drug lord she plays on tv. >> again, i don't think it was necessarily me, kate del castillo, he was probably had a crush on teresa mendoza. >> had a crush? >> we'll ask to ask him. it looks like -- >> wait a minute. >> maybe. i don't know. i think -- maybe admirer. i don't know. okay, maybe yes. i don't know. we'll have to ask him. >> you heard her. she had to admit. yes. you did mention the other big player, sean penn. >> you have a drug lord, mexican actress and sean penn. what could go wrong? could anything go wrong. what i'll say is that she says one of the things she's learned from all of this and it becomes wilder and weiler is she feels a little foolish because she was her get her movie about el chapo made. >> aren't you angry at him. >> yes, a little bit, i am. i think he was never interested in the movie. >> you look hurt still. >> yes, i am, of course, i am. i'm hurt because i -- bu

kate dell castillo is here to speak out. >> she's speaking out about sean penn too. he never told her about writing an article until they were already in front of el chapo telling "the new yorker" she thought they were making a movie. overnight kate del castillo, the mexican star who facilitated that meeting between sean penn aennd joaquin "el chapo" guzman talking about how she and penn traveled deep into the jungle to meet him. >> i want to make clear that this interview -- >> reporter: according to the article he many contacted the "weeds" actress and guzman do a big movie and wanted moo he to star in it. i immediately said yes, the correspondence between the two continuing for months and sending a handwritten letter to dest l castillo from prison saying i hope t say hello to you in person someday. hopefully soon. >> reporter: less than a year later guzma got his wish and del castillo traveling with penn and two others to meet with him while on the run from mexican authorities. according to the article the drugord doted on the actress even escorting her to her bed

kate dell castillo is here to speak out. >> she's speaking out about sean penn too.er about writing an article until they were already in front of el chapo telling "the new yorker" she thought they were making a movie. overnight kate del castillo, thetar who facilitated that meeting between sean penn aen nd joaquin "el chapo" guzman talking about how she and penn into the jungle to meet him. >> i want to make clear that this interview -- >> reporter: according to the contacted the "weeds" actress and guzman reached out because he wanted to do a boo he to star in it. i immediately said yes, the continuing for months and sending a o dest l castillo from prison saying i hope to say hello to you in person someday. hopefully soon.n a year later guzman got his wish and del castillo traveling with penn and two others to meet with him while on the run from mexican according to the article the drug lord doted on the actress even escorting her to her bedroom at the end of the night. del castillo saying she beliehapo might assault her when they were alone. instead he said thanks for giving me one