The actor Andrés García has no problem accepting that he was related to drug traffickers such as Arturo Beltrán Leyva , but he assures that he never did business or was his partner , as the journalist Anabel Hernández supposedly assured in the book Emma and the other drug traffickers .

In a video posted on his YouTube account, García, 80, said that he is thinking of suing the author because, although he does know the members of the cartels, he was not financially related to them, as he claimed. in the book.

“ I know almost all of them and some are much more decent and much more friendly than her , but from there, to the fact that I have earned money with them, she will have to prove it before a judge ,” he explained.

Likewise, who was part of projects such as The Privilege of Amar or El Pantera, showed his annoyance and stated that his dealings with these characters were due to his work as a public figure, for which he described Hernández as a speculator who lies to win. advertising.

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“Narco su chin… mother and her father. Yes, I know almost all drug traffickers and some are very gentlemen, most of them are not like her. Why? Because I'm a public figure and people approach me to meet me and it's my job to be nice and talk back to the public whoever they are . I'm not going to ask you what you do to see if I can talk to you because if you're not hanging... you're going to say that you're a murderer and that I have dealings with murderers," she added.

Likewise, the actor accepted that he maintained a friendship with capo Héctor Beltrán and described him as a great friend; however, he categorically ruled out any business relationship with him: “We never did any business. And he visited me, of course. We had a great time, we had one or two tequilas together, "he highlighted in the YouTube video.

Among García's statements, he stressed that the assertions about his alleged link and "partnership" with the drug trafficker are false, since everything remained on a plane of friendship: "I wish I had been his partner, I would be a billionaire now," he said.

With a visibly upset face, Andrés García criticized the veracity of Anabel Hernández's investigation, since he commented that the sources are not direct and rebuked the journalist for showing photos and other verifiable documents.

On the other hand, the actor assured that he had not broken any law by being friendly with capos and other figures of organized crime, as he reiterated that it is his job as an actor and stressed that it is impossible to investigate the occupation of each person he meets before to strike up a chat: "There is no crime in being friends with anyone."

Anabel's words in the book

The journalist dedicated a small section to what she described as a close friendship between Andrés García and Arturo Beltrán Leyva , she even detailed some of the meetings they supposedly had in which 'El Chapo' Guzmán also participated, in addition to parties where they met. They found. In the text, Anabel Hernández also spoke of Joan Sebastian and stated that one of them was her partner, even that she had given them weapons .

“Arturo Beltrán Leyva's relationships with the entertainment world were not limited to women, they also included men. In particular, there were two with whom he had a close and respectful relationship, they were not buffoons, they were his friends; one, his partner ”, he pointed out, although without specifying the name.