Karla Sofía Gascón talks about the positive reaction to ‘Emilia Pérez’ and how she thinks that audience’s reactions to films are just as important as that of The Academy.

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.

If Karla Sofía Gascón nabs an Oscar nomination for Emilia Pérez—and most award predictions suspect she will—she will become the first ever trans woman nominated for Best Actress. And she’ll absolutely deserve it for her captivating,

The new film Emilia Pérez follows a Mexican cartel leader (Karla Sofía Gascón) who was assigned male at birth but transitions to become her true self as a woman.

Emilia Pérez features a star-making performance by Karla Sofía Gascón, but it seems some viewers are only giving her credit for half of it.

Karla Sofía Gascón’s dual performance in Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Pérez has earned her global acclaim, with many predicting a historic Oscar nomination for her role. Gascón, a Spanish actor residing in Mexico,

Netflix’s musical crime movie ‘Emilia Pérez’ explores the internal and external lives of Manitas Del Monte in vibrant, vivid detail. The drug cartel leader becomes Emilia Pérez after undergoing gender affirmation surgery.

The Spanish actress on embracing the avant garde alongside Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldana in the buzzy new film.

For Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón, playing the titular role was something she knew she had to fight for. But she didn't just want to play Emilia — she also insisted on playing the character before her gender-affirming surgery,

The Spanish actress talks about the role that’s winning her Oscar buzz, and how her own transition influenced the film