Through media platforms and the associated press, the Mexican government, headed by President Enrique Peña Nieto, made sure to paint Kate del Castillo in the worse light possible essentially by putting her side-by-side with El Chapo and almost saying they were the same. They [Mexican government] made the media one of their resources to benefit from and exert their perspective-- that Kate del Castillo was in a romantic or otherwise intimate entanglement with El Chapo and that she, too, was a criminal.

     Foucault includes as part of his arguments the idea of discrediting the opposing side. By doing so, the target becomes less appealing (and obviously less credible). The Mexican administration used exactly this and eventually brought her in for questioning on January 18, 2016 due to accusations of both money laundering and obstruction of justice, two accounts for which she later on sued the government (since they were false) and was freed from. Though she was found not guilty for either of the two counts, her reputation was already stained. This came as a result of the governing body and associated press’ determination to internationally spread the word and tell the narrative that Mexican-actress Kate del Castillo was now [basically] a cartel member. She was accused of wanting to be a real-life copy of her on-screen character, Teresa Mendoza, from the telenovela La Reina del Sur, claiming that she was chasing the drug world to make her appear more fearless and adrenaline-chasing, as well as to gain more fame and financial benefits. By ruining her image, what the government and associated press achieved was essentially to make her appear less credible and discrediting her (they used both Foucault and Aristotle's rhetorical strategies). 

     In order to appeal emotionally to the public and to continue the 'discrediting train', the government decided to take it a step further and use another woman to vocally speak out against del Castillo. After (yet more) allegations were made that the government was corrupt -following the President and First Lady’s (former actress) acquisition of a new and extravagant mansion- Kate del Castillo was asked in an interview what she thought about the topic. She responded that she knew nothing about it but that with her salary as an actress, she would never be able to afford a house of that sort. The government took this as a hit and perceived this as being an accusation of corruption against them. As a result, the First Lady, Angelica Rivera, published a video of herself angrily exonerating and defending herself, while condemning del Castillo.