‘Emilia Pérez’ wouldn’t work without Karla Sofía Gascón. Now, she could make trans history
Associated PressTORONTO — Karla Sofía Gascón’s performance in “Emilia Pérez” as a Mexican drug lord who undergoes gender affirmation surgery to become a woman has brought her global acclaim and set Gascón on a path that may make her the first openly transgender actor ever nominated for an Oscar. There are things that make you happy and instead they make you sad, or the other way around.” The dichotomies of life are a fitting subject for Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez,” a film that puts just about every genre — musical, crime thriller, melodrama — into a grandiose mixer, and, by sheer nerve, manages to coalesce into one of the year’s most memorable movie experiences. At the center of the “Emilia Pérez” phenomenon – which began with a barn-storming premiere at the Cannes Film Festival — is Gascón who plays both the menacing cartel kingpin Manitas and the woman who emerges after Manitas fakes his own death, Emilia Pérez. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Playing Emilia Pérez was in many ways a giant leap for Gascón.
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Golden Globes: Emilia Perez star Selena Gomez praised for reaction to losing to Zoe Saldana
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Golden Globes: Emilia Perez star Selena Gomez praised for reaction to losing to Zoe Saldana
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Selena Gomez Hits Back At Eugenio Derbez Criticizing Her Spanish In 'Emilia Pérez'
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Selena Gomez defends her performance in Emilia Perez after Eugenio Derbez's criticism: ‘I did the best I could’
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Selena Gomez DEFENDS her Spanish in Emilia Perez after well known Mexican actor criticized her
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Emilia Pérez review: Don't blame Selena Gomez, but her new movie is a wild mess
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Emilia Perez review: Oscar frontrunner is a reductive take on the trans experience – starring a miscast Selena Gomez
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It’s hard to pin down the music of ‘Emilia Pérez’
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Zoe Saldaña’s Spanish-speaking role in ‘Emilia Pérez’ was a long time coming, says the star
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'Emilia Perez' ranges from gritty and gunshot-riddled, to downright campy
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Emilia Pérez: Selena Gomez’s Netflix movie is a musical about a trans drug lord. It … rips?
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'Emilia Pérez' wouldn't work without Karla Sofía Gascón. Now, she could make trans history
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Emilia Pérez movie review: Karla Sofia Gascón and Zoe Saldaña’s narco-musical melange is an acquired taste
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'Emilia Pérez' trans narco musical actress calls for 'living our own life'
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Review: In ‘Emilia Pérez,’ a musical heightened by danger, passion pours out like a confession
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Selena Gomez flaunts shrinking figure in bow-clad cocktail dress for Emilia Perez screening at NY Film Festival
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Netflix's ‘Emilia Pérez’ trailer features Zoe Saldana, Selena Gomez
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Netflix ‘poised to buy’ Cannes’ most divisive film
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The gonzo trans Mexican drug lord musical 'Emilia Perez' lights up Cannes
Hindustan TimesThe gonzo trans Mexican drug lord musical ‘Emilia Perez’ lights up Cannes
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