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.

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.

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.

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