‘Emilia Pérez’ Star Karla Sofía Gascón On How Movie Champions Trans Rights: “We’re Just Normal People” – Cannes
You know a movie has left a big impression at Cannes when the applause explodes in the press room as the cast files in. Such was the case Sunday morning for Emila Pérez.
Jacques Audiard’s latest movie follows Rita (Zoe Saldaña), an overqualified and undervalued lawyer who goes from repping guilty criminals to a cartel leader Manitas (Karla Sofía Gascón) who hires her to help him withdraw from his business and realize a plan he has been secretly preparing for years: to become the woman he has always dreamt of being.
Gascón, who is trans, today spoke about the prejudice she has faced in the Latin America and Hispanic communities. “People who are trans are subjected to insults or death threats because they exist.
In Mexico, there are harsh phrases when addressing trans people. It can be gross,” the actress explained. “I think we should be taken for what we are.
