But Adriana Paz, a Mexico City native who won a Best Actress award alongside co-stars Zoe Saldaña, Gomez, and Gascón at last year's Cannes Film Festival, isn't taking the matter lying down.

Mexico - January 18, 2025 Actress Adriana Paz, the only Mexican in the main cast of 'Emilia Perez,' says in an interview with EFE that if the film wins at the Oscars, “the triumph” would also ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — It may have been embraced by the Academy ... wife Jessi (Selena Gomez), despite falling deeply in love with another woman Epifanía (Adriana Paz). Yet the ambitious “Emilia Pérez” ...

Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez” is an Oscar contender unlike any other. It’s a musical, a trans parable, and a Mexico-set ...

Industry heavyweights like Guillermo del Toro and Issa López have praised the French film as a masterpiece, while social ...

Emilia Perez' has faced strong backlash in Mexico over criticisms of its poor Spanish, use of stereotypes, filming in Paris ...

Despite its huge international success, including a leading 13 Oscar nominations, "Emilia Perez" faces criticism in Mexico, where the transgender narco-musical has been accused of trivializing raging ...

Adriana Paz, Jacques Audiard, and Karla Sofi­a Gascon attend the press conference to promote the film in Mexico City, Mexico While promoting the film in Mexico City, Audiard responded to ...

This image released by Netflix shows Karla Sofía Gascón, left, and Adriana Paz in a scene from "Emilia ... to promote the film "Emilia Perez," in Mexico City, Jan. 15, 2025 (AP Photo/Eduardo ...

This image released by Netflix shows Karla Sofa Gascn, left, and Adriana Paz in a scene from "Emilia Prez." (Shanna Besson/Netflix via AP) ...

Adriana Paz talks to IndieWire about 'Emilia Pérez' controversies and why she defends the film against criticisms.

The movie by French director Jacques Audiard debuted in Mexico on Thursday on the heels ... deeply in love with another woman, Epifanía (Adriana Paz). Yet the ambitious "Emilia Pérez" and ...