'Emilia Pérez' Star Karla Sofía Gascón Explains Why She Jumped at the Chance to Play a Trans Drug Lord | Wrap Studio

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TIFF 2024: The actress praises director Jacques Audiard for the Netflix film that also stars Zoë Saldaña and Selena Gomez Films like “I Saw the TV Glow” and “The People’s Joker” have made trans narratives a big part of arthouse cinema this year. That direction continues this fall with the musical crime comedy “Emilia Pérez,” a film about a drug cartel leader who looks to leave her former life behind by transitioning. Karla Sofía Gascón, who plays the titular cartel leader, told TheWrap’s editor-

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