Karla Sofía Gascón
Karla Sofía Gascón | |
|---|---|
 Gascón in 2024 | |
| Born | Juan Carlos Gascón 31 March 1972 Alcobendas, Spain |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouse | Marisa Gutiérrez |
| Children | 1 |
Karla Sofía Gascón (born 31 March 1972) is a Spanish actress. She is known for playing the main character in the musical crime movie Emilia Pérez (2024). For this role, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award, becoming the first transgender woman nominated for these awards.[1][2] She played Lourdes Buendía in the teen drama series Rebelde (2022).[3]
She came out as trans woman in 2016,[4][5] and in 2018, she began her gender transition.[6]
Life
Karla Sofía Gascón was born 31 March 1972 in Alcobendas, Spain.[7] She began her career after earning an acting degree from the ECAM.[8]
She appeared in Spanish daily soap opera El súper playing a flight attendant. Early roles also included movie appearances in Se buscan fulmontis (1999), Me da igual (2000), Box 507 (2002), and Say I Do (2004).[9][10]
Gascón is married to Marisa Gutiérrez, whom she met at the age of 19 at a nightclub in her hometown. Together they have a daughter, born in 2011.[11][12]
In October 2024, Gascón became a Knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France.[13]
References
- ↑ "Everything You Need to Know About Karla Sofía Gascón, the Star of 'Emilia Pérez'". Parade. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ↑ "Karla Sofía Gascón Makes Oscar History as First Openly Trans Actress to Be Nominated". The New York Times. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ↑ ""Se equivocó": hija de Omar Chaparro reacciona a comentarios de Sergio Mayer Mori a 'Rebelde'". Univision. 13 January 2022.
- ↑ Cervantes, Reyna (October 14, 2024). "The Rebirth Of Karla Sofía Gascón In 'Emilia Perez'". Uproxx. Archived from the original on December 6, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ↑ "Karla Sofía Gascón". TVInsider. Archived from the original on December 6, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ↑ "Quién es Karla Sofía Gascón, la actriz española premiada en Cannes: su trayectoria, su transición y madre de una niña". ABC. 25 May 2024.
- ↑ Acero, Yaritza (10 September 2024). "Karla Sofía Gascón, la primera actriz trans en ganar en el Festival de Cannes". Marie Claire.
- ↑ Lerman, Gabriel (11 June 2024). "Karla Sofía Gascón, la actriz trans que arrasa: "Se puede conseguir lo que uno quiera en esta vida"". La Vanguardia.
- ↑ Prieto, Belén (27 May 2024). "Dónde hemos visto antes a Karla Sofía Gascón, la primera mujer trans que triunfa en Cannes: sus series y películas". Bluper – via El Español.
- ↑ "Quién es Karla Sofía Gascón, la actriz española aspirante a los Oscar tras ser aclamada por 'Emilia Pérez'". Cinemanía. 8 November 2024 – via 20minutos.es.
- ↑ Aricó, Giacomo (25 May 2024). "Karla Sofía Gascón mejor actriz en el Festival de Cannes 2024: 'Dedico el premio a todas las personas trans que sufren'". Vogue México (in Spanish).
- ↑ Benito, Alexandra (8 November 2024). "El lado más personal de Karla Sofía Gascón: de su mujer Marisa a su hija y su respuesta tras la entrevista de Pablo Motos". Vanitatis – via El Confidencial.
- ↑ "The Cast of "Emilia Pérez" Awarded French Decoration at Villa Albertine". Villa Albertine. 4 October 2024.
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