Mexican authorities investigated Del Castillo following the secret meeting she arranged with Sean Penn and former fugitive drug boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán in 2015.
Mexican actor Kate del Castillo said she is suing former officials for $60m in “moral and material damages” because of what she calls “political persecution” against her.
She said: “I hope that things go incredibly well for the administration headed by Andrés Manuel López Obrador.”
Del Castillo arranged the meeting because she was considering doing a documentary or film about Guzman’s life, but said she currently has no plans to pursue such a project.