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

“Emilia Perez” is quickly becoming an awards show ... Gascón plays dual roles in the gritty film: first, that of Juan “Manitas” Del Monte, a murderous Mexican gang leader who dreams ...

Despite the film’s storyline taking place in Mexico, Emilia Perez is a French production ... Before we know it, Manitas has undergone a radical transformation and reenters the world as Emilia ...

The rapper Post Malone was a big reference for Manitas. Emilia was always going to be elegant and simple and feminine.” Rita transforms from invisible wallflower – always in a grey ...

The actress marked the win for "Emilia Pérez," a musical thriller nominated ... Saldaña plays Rita, a lawyer enlisted to help Mexican Cartel head Manitas (played by Sofia Gascón) to fake ...

The early parts of “Emilia Pérez” set up a dense plot of complications. Rita is an ambivalent lawyer who feels her brilliance is wasted defending criminals. When Manitas offers her access to ...

Manitas/Emilia was just 30 years old. “I was looking for actresses in Los Angeles and a good amount in Mexico,” says the director. “And they were wonderful, but it just wasn’t working.” ...

Gascón, a Spanish actress who publicly transitioned in 2018, plays both Manitas and Emilia. In the movie, she plays both a notorious, male drug cartel leader named Manitas, and she plays the ...

When Manitas decides to offer Rita a job as his ... And that led me to the musical.” The plot of Emilia Perez began to crystallise when he read Ecoute (Listen), a novel by Boris Razon, in ...

Emilia Pérez is a Spanish-language French musical film blends comedy, crime, and drama. Directed by Jacques Audiard, the film stars Karla Sofia Gascón as Emilia, a Mexican drug lord who fakes ...

Netflix’s Emilia Pérez could be about to sweep awards ... Rita gets an unexpected opportunity to exit this situation when Manitas (Karla Sofía Gascón), the leader of a notorious cartel ...