Karla Sofía Gascón

Personal context

Summary

Karla Sofía Gascón is a Spanish actor known for Mexican television roles including El Señor de los Cielos and for playing the title character in Emilia Pérez. Her work spans telenovelas and film; Emilia Pérez brought gender transition and identity to the center of her best-known role. Gascón has publicly identified as a transgender woman, while saying she does not speak for or identify with the LGBT community as a whole. Her public record also includes past social media posts denigrating Muslims and George Floyd, for which she apologized.