As cinephiles debate artistic merits and award season odds, transgender activists and Mexican nationals grapple with the ...

The actress’s old social media posts have threatened to derail the film’s Oscar campaign, but backlash has been building for ...

"Emilia Pérez" director Jacques Audiard spoke out about Karla Sofía Gascón's offensive posts amid the backlash that Gascón ...

Zoe Saldaña had dreamed of working with Jacques Audiard when she learned he was making Emilia Pérez—his Spanish language ...

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

It may have been embraced by the Academy, but just a day after its debut in Mexico, the acclaimed "narco-musical" "Emilia ...

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

and Adriana Paz in a scene from “Emilia Pérez.” (Shanna Besson/Netflix via AP) Actress Karla Sofia Gascon interacts with fans ...

Just one actor in the main cast is Mexican and from Mexico — Adriana Paz, who plays Epifanía. In Mexico, the film has drawn much criticism. The story follows a Mexican cartel boss, Juan “Manitas” Del ...

The resulting film, a trans-narco-musical fever dream called “Emilia Pérez”, has earned 13 Oscar nominations. Since the ...

Even though the plot is set in Mexico, Audiard has produced his drama in a studio near Paris. And with the exception of Adriana Paz, the cast features mostly non-Mexican actors: Spanish trans ...