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Karla Sofía Gascón
Gascón in 2024
Born
Juan Carlos Gascón

(1972-03-31) 31 March 1972 (age 52)
Alcobendas, Spain
OccupationActress
Years active1995–present
SpouseMarisa Gutiérrez
Children1

Karla Sofía Gascón (born 31 March 1972) is a Spanish actress. She has appeared in a number of telenovelas and films including El Señor de los Cielos (2013) and The Noble Family (2013).

In 2024, Gascón portrayed the title character in the musical crime film Emilia Pérez, for which she jointly won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress with her co-stars. She became the first transgender actor to win the prize. Additionally, she received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, becoming the first transgender woman nominated in a film acting category.

Early life and career

Karla Sofía Gascón was born 31 March 1972 in Alcobendas.[1]

She began her career after earning an acting degree from the ECAM.[2] She appeared in Spanish daily soap opera El súper portraying a flight attendant.[3][4] Early roles also included film appearances in Se buscan fulmontis [es] (1999), Me da igual (2000), Box 507 (2002), and Say I Do (2004).[5][4]

Convinced by Mexican filmmaker Julián Pastor, Gascón moved to Mexico in 2009 to continue her acting career, taking on a number of telenovela roles.[6][7]

She appeared in a number of telenovelas and films including El Señor de los Cielos[8] and The Noble Family.[9] Until 2018, she was credited as Juan Carlos Gascón.[10]

She came out as trans woman in 2016,[11][12] and in 2018, she began undergoing gender transition.[3]

In 2024, she starred as the title character in Jacques Audiard's musical crime comedy film Emilia Pérez, which premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Gascón went on to win the festival's Best Actress prize, shared jointly with her costars Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz and Zoe Saldaña, making her the first openly trans actor to win a major prize at Cannes.[13]

In October 2024, Gascón became a Knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France.[14]

In December 2024, she was reported to have signed on to star as Aunt Encarna in Las malas, an adaptation of Camila Sosa Villada's Bad Girls, set to be directed by Armando Bó.[15]

Personal life

Gascón considers herself "Mexican by adoption", since she has lived and worked in Mexico for many years.[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.[16][9][17]

In 2018, aged 46, Gascón published her autobiography, Karsia, Una historia extraordinaria.[18][19]

Selected filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1999 Se buscan fulmontis [es] Gigolo del club
2002 La caja 507 Gafitas
2004 Di que sí Álex
2010 Cambio de sentido Cantante
2013 Nosotros, los Nobles Peter Pintado
[20]
El cura y el veneno [es] Felipe
[21][22]
2024 Emilia Pérez Juan "Manitas" del Monte / Emilia Pérez
[23]
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2009–2010 Corazón salvaje
2010–2011 Llena de amor Jorge Jauma
2014 El Señor de los Cielos Iñaki Izarrieta
2014–2015 Hasta el fin del mundo
2022 Rebelde Lourdes

Accolades

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2024 Astra Film Awards Best Actress Emilia Pérez Nominated [24][25]
Game Changer Award Won
Astra Creative Arts Awards Best Original Song "El Mal" (from Emilia Pérez) Nominated
Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Emilia Pérez Won [13]
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival Best Ensemble Cast Won [26]
Elle's Women in Hollywood Celebration The Risk Takers Won [27]
European Film Awards European Actress Won [28]
Glamour Spain Women of the Year Awards International Actress Won [29]
Ischia Global Film & Music Festival Ischia Global Breakout Actress of the Year Award Won [30]
Mill Valley Film Festival Outstanding Ensemble Performance Won [31]
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Best Actress Pending [32]
SCAD Savannah Film Festival Distinguished Performance Award Won [33]
Toronto Film Critics Association Outstanding Lead Performance Runner-up [34]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards Best Actress Nominated [35]
Chicago Film Critics Association Most Promising Performer Nominated [36]
2025 AACTA International Awards Best Actress Pending
Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Actress Pending [37]
Best Acting Ensemble Pending
Golden Globe Awards Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Pending [38]
Lumières Awards Best Actress Pending [39]
Palm Springs International Film Festival Vanguard Award Won [40]
Santa Barbara International Film Festival Virtuoso Award Won [41]

References

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