Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón makes Oscar history as first trans actress to be nominated
This morning (January 23), the 52-year-old was acknowledged for her title role in Jacques Audiard’s Netflix musical Emilia Pérez in which she plays a cartel leader named Manitas who seeks the help of a Mexican lawyer (Zoe Saldaña) to help fake his death and transition into Emilia Pérez.