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Karla Sofía Gascón

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PREMIERE EMILIA PEREZ LA
The vibrant, soulful 'Emilia Pérez' features dazzling song-and-dance numbers by stars Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez, but the drama is grounded in Karla Sofía Gascón's performance as the titular character, a former Cartel kingpin called Manitas del Monte who changes her life and becomes a humanitarian after having gender-affirming surgery. Gascón tells IMDb about the two years of preparation that went into this demanding role in Jacques Audiard's film and about the two extremes of her own personality that she had to play as Emilia and Manitas.
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Karla Sofía Gascón was born on 31 March 1972 in Madrid, Spain. She is an actress, known for Emilia Pérez (2024), We Are the Nobles (2013) and El Señor de los Cielos (2013).
BornMarch 31, 1972
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BornMarch 31, 1972
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 13 wins & 30 nominations total

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    Zoe Saldana, Karla Sofía Gascón, and Selena Gomez in Emilia Pérez (2024)
    Emilia Pérez
    6.2
    • Emilia
    • Manitas
    • 2024
    Karla Souza, Gonzalo Vega, Luis Gerardo Méndez, and Juan Pablo Gil in We Are the Nobles (2013)
    We Are the Nobles
    7.3
    • Peter Pintado(as Juan Carlos Gascón)
    • 2013
    Rafael Amaya in El Señor de los Cielos (2013)
    El Señor de los Cielos
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Iñaki Izarrieta(as Juan Carlos Gascón)
    Aracely Arámbula and Eduardo Yáñez in Wild Heart (2009)
    Wild Heart
    4.6
    TV Series
    • Branko(as Juan Carlos Gascón)

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Uomini e altri inconvenienti
      • Jaime
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Las Malas
      • Tía Encarna
      • Pre-production
    • La causa del accidente que provocó el incendio (2024)
      La causa del accidente que provocó el incendio
      5.7
      Short
      • Karla
      • 2024
    • Zoe Saldana, Karla Sofía Gascón, and Selena Gomez in Emilia Pérez (2024)
      Emilia Pérez
      6.2
      • Emilia
      • Manitas
      • 2024
    • Harina (2022)
      Harina
      7.6
      TV Series
      • María - Forense
      • Marina
      • 2022–2023
    • Lizeth Selene, Alberto Ulloa Alvarez Malo, and Giovanna Grigio in Rebelde (2022)
      Rebelde
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Lourdes (as Karla Sofía)
      • 2022
    • Alessandro Haber and Daniela Giordano in Preludio (2019)
      Preludio
      6.8
      Short
      • Karla
      • 2019
    • 40 y 20 (2016)
      40 y 20
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Óscar (as Carlos Gascón)
      • 2016
    • Drunk History: El Lado Borroso De La Historia (2016)
      Drunk History: El Lado Borroso De La Historia
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Diego de Quesada
      • 2016
    • El Cazarecompensas
      Short
      • El Aleman
      • 2016
    • Pedro Fernández and Marjorie de Sousa in Until the End of Time (2014)
      Until the End of Time
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Alan (as Carlos Gascón)
      • 2014–2015
    • Rafael Amaya in El Señor de los Cielos (2013)
      El Señor de los Cielos
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Iñaki Izarrieta (as Juan Carlos Gascón)
      • 2014
    • Sergio Corona in Como dice el dicho (2011)
      Como dice el dicho
      4.7
      TV Series
      • Raúl (as Carlos Gascón)
      • 2013
    • El cura y el veneno (2013)
      El cura y el veneno
      7.3
      • Felipe (as Juan Carlos Gascón)
      • 2013
    • Karla Souza, Gonzalo Vega, Luis Gerardo Méndez, and Juan Pablo Gil in We Are the Nobles (2013)
      We Are the Nobles
      7.3
      • Peter Pintado (as Juan Carlos Gascón)
      • 2013
    • Zamia Fandiño in GEIST, actual events (2012)
      GEIST, actual events
      8.5
      TV Movie
      • Xavier Pissau (as Juan Carlos Gascón)
      • 2012
    • Mentiras
      Short
      • Luis (as Carlos Gascón)
      • 2011

    Animation Department

    • Tilt Tv (1994)
      Tilt Tv
      TV Series
      • animator
      • 1995

    Sound Department

    • Paredes de arena (2008)
      Paredes de arena
      Short
      • sound (as Carlos Gascón)
      • 2008

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    • Alternative names
      • Juan Carlos Gascon
    • Born
      • March 31, 1972
      • Madrid, Spain
    • Spouse
      • Marisa Gutiérrez (1 child)
    • Children
      • Child
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Article
      • 3 Magazine Cover Photos

    Self-verified on IMDbPro

    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Female

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      First transgender woman to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award: Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy for the film, Emilia Pérez (2024).
    • Nicknames
      • Karla Sofía Gascón
      • Karsia

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