Sean Penn was ruffling feathers in Latin America long before he paid a secret visit to Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzma...
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Sean Penn was ruffling feathers in Latin America long before he paid a secret visit to Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's hideaway.
The actor has earned a reputation as a darling of several of the region's top leftist leaders. He's visited places there rarely seen by Hollywood stars, making comments along the way that drew compliments and criticism.Now Penn is in the spotlight again, as some slam his Rolling Stone interview with Guzman as overly sympathetic toward the notorious crime boss and others praise him for nabbing a story journalists weren't able to get.
Here's a look at some of the actor's other forays into the world of Latin American policies and politics.
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| Hugo Chavez Embraces Sean Penn |
He was chummy with Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez
Penn traveled to South America a number of times to meet with Hugo Chavez and was often praised in remarks by the Venezuelan President.
After Chavez's death in 2013, Penn released a statement that showed how close he'd gotten to the Venezuelan leader.
"Today the people of the United States lost a friend it never knew it had. And poor people around the world lost a champion," he said. "I lost a friend I was blessed to have."
After Chavez's death in 2013, Penn released a statement that showed how close he'd gotten to the Venezuelan leader.
"Today the people of the United States lost a friend it never knew it had. And poor people around the world lost a champion," he said. "I lost a friend I was blessed to have."
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| Penn Interviewed Raul Castro In 2008 |
He interviewed Cuban President Raul Castro
Even with warming relations between the United States and Cuba, interviews with the country's leaders are rare.
But Penn interviewed President Raul Castro in 2008, publishing an account of the conversation in The Nation that was billed as Castro's first interview with an international journalist.
In the interview, Castro told Penn he'd be willing to meet with Barack Obama if he won the U.S. presidency.
Several years earlier, Penn also met with longtime leader Fidel Castro. It's a conversation he's said deepened his "growing interest in Latin American history." - Online Sources
In the interview, Castro told Penn he'd be willing to meet with Barack Obama if he won the U.S. presidency.
Several years earlier, Penn also met with longtime leader Fidel Castro. It's a conversation he's said deepened his "growing interest in Latin American history." - Online Sources
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