The actress, who plays a drug trafficker before and after her gender transition in Jacques Audiard’s film, denounces a transphobic hate campaign against her.
The Spaniard Karla Sofía Gascón, nominated for the Oscar for best actress for her role in Emilia Perezdenounced on Friday January 24 a campaign of “terrible hatred” targeting her because of her transidentity.
“I’m going to start crying but it’s really ugly. It’s always the same thing, right?” lamented the Spaniard during a press conference in Uruguay on the occasion of the José International Film Festival. Ignacio (JIIFF).
“We face terrible hatred just because we make a film, because we are different, even if I don’t consider myself different from anyone, but equal to everyone, as different as everyone , because there is no one like it,” lamented the actress.
International success
The film by Frenchman Jacques Audiard, a musical odyssey about the gender transition of a Mexican drug trafficker, garnered 13 nominations for the most prestigious film awards, making it the most nominated non-English-speaking production of all time.
Karla Sofía Gascón became the first openly transgender actress nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
-“They (her detractors) went to my village to see if they remembered me,” said the actress.
“It’s nonsense because it’s been 30 years or so since I’ve been there. There will always be one who says: ‘Oh, yes, I remember he played football’. Liars!” , she denounced, castigating those who claim to know “just to get on TV”.
Rain of rewards
Karla Sofía Gascón had starred in numerous Mexican series (telenovelas) before announcing her gender transition in 2018. In Emilia Perezshe plays the role of a drug trafficker, both before and after her transition.
The film was already praised at the Cannes Film Festival last May (the best actress prize was awarded to the four main actresses) as well as at the Golden Globes in early January (four statuettes won). He will continue his awards race on March 2, in Los Angeles, where the 2025 Oscars will take place.
