Karla Sofía Gascón (formerly Carlos Gascón; born 31 March 1972) is a Spanish actress. She has developed part of her career in North America, featuring in the comedy film The Noble Family (2013) and the narcoseries El Señor de los Cielos. Gascón gained wide attention for portraying the title character in the musical crime film Emilia Pérez ...

4 days ago · Karla Sofia Gascón is a person, not a political template. She and “Emilia Pérez” were always going to put this Oscar race on the front lines of the culture war, where divisions over gender ...

Jan 31, 2025 · Karla Sofía Gascón, the Oscar-nominated trans actor and star of the movie “Emilia Pérez,” is apologizing for her old posts on social media that denigrated Islam and that called George Floyd “a drug addict and a hustler.” (Jan. 31)

Nov 19, 2024 · Spanish actress Karla Sofía Gascón made history in the spring when she became the first transgender woman to win Best Actress at the annual Cannes Film Festival in May for her role in Jacques Audiard’s genre-blending queer crime musical Emilia Pérez.

Jan 23, 2025 · Karla Sofía Gascón just made history. On Thursday, the breakthrough star earned an Academy Award nomination for best actress for the Spanish-language movie musical “Emilia Pérez,” becoming ...

Karla Sofía Gascón (born 31 March 1972) is a Spanish actor. He is known for playing the main character in the musical crime movie Emilia Pérez (2024). For this role, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award , becoming the first transgender person nominated for these awards.

Karla Sofía Gascón was born on 31 March 1972 in Madrid, Spain. She is an actress, known for Emilia Pérez (2024), We Are the Nobles (2013) and El Señor de los Cielos (2013).

Jan 5, 2025 · Yes, Karla Sofía Gascón is an openly transgender actress. She came out as a trans woman in 2016 and underwent gender-affirming surgery two years later. Gascón told the New York Times, “When I ...