The Golden Globe, Critics’ Alternative Awards and SAG Awards nominee added a brand new nomination to her assortment — an Oscar for Finest Actress. Karla Sofia Gascon‘s nomination is a historic one, being that she is the primary overtly trans actress to be nominated. Discover out extra in regards to the Emilia Perez star under.
‘Emilia Perez’ Isn’t Karla Sofia Gascon’s First Appearing Function
Though Emilia Perez is the star’s breakout movie, Karla has been performing for some time. Since beginning in 1995, she has acted in a plethora of TV sequence and telenovelas equivalent to, Harina, 40 y 20, Till the Finish of Time, and Como cube el dicho. She has additionally participated within the motion pictures We Are the Nobles and GEIST, per her IMDB profile. In 2009, the actress who was born in Spain, moved to Mexico in pursuit of an performing profession.
Karla Sofia Gascon Nearly Handed Up ‘Emilia Perez’
Karla was hesitant in regards to the film, attributable to it being a musical. In November 2024, she candidly shared with Vogue: “I believed, ‘Effectively, this will’t be doable.’ I believed it’d be a type of issues that they name me for, simply to be bizarre and can by no means go forward. And I hated musicals. They’re what I least needed to work on.”
Karla Sofia Gascon Insisted That She Painting Emilia Earlier than and After the Transition
Karla expressed her want behind desirous to play each roles. She shared with Entertainment Weekly: “I did insist on doing each roles as a result of I do know my capabilities and I knew I used to be able to para muestra un botón basta (present by means of instance), as they are saying in Spain, that I had the power to play the character. When you recognize what you wish to do and that you are able to do it, battle for it. That’s one piece of recommendation I can provide to everybody: to go for what they imagine in, for his or her goals, and for what they imagine they will do effectively.”
Karla Sofia Gascon Is a Mom and a Spouse
Karla is married to her spouse Marisa Gutierrez, whom she met as a teen in a Spanish nightclub, and so they bought married of their mid-20s, in line with Us Weekly. Karla and Marisa share their daughter, Victoria Gutierrez, 14. With the help of Karla’s spouse and daughter, the star transitioned in 2018. When she was 46, she publicly got here out. Each her daughter and spouse attended the premiere of Emilia Perez along with her on the 2024 New York Movie Competition.
Karla Sofia Gascon Is Already Engaged on Her Subsequent Function
Karla’s performing position as Tia Encarna in Las Malas, is in pre-production, and her portrayal of Jaime in Uomini e altri inconvenienti, is in post-production.
