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Carla Sofia Gascón is the first transgender actress to receive an Oscar Award nomination. Carla is a Spanish actress. She has received an Oscar nomination in the Best Actress category for the film Emilia Perez.
The film received nominations in 13 categories
Carla Sofia’s film Emilia Perez is much talked about. The film has received nominations in 13 categories. The actress was also awarded the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival. Besides, he also received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award 2024 for the same film.
The film Emilia Perez was released on 21 August 2024.
Played the role of a drug cartel leader in the film
Carla Sofia Gascón played the role of a drug cartel leader in the film Emilia Perez, released in the year 2024. In the film, she hires a lawyer, Rita, to help her live as a woman. Selena Gomez was also seen in the lead role in the film.
Carla started acting at the age of 16.
carla sofia gascon Who are they?
Carla was born on March 31, 1972 in Alcobendas, Spain. In her childhood, Carla used to act with her brother. At the age of just 16, she had decided that she wanted to become an actress. He received an acting degree from the Madrid film school ECAM, and worked in London to learn Spanish, voicing puppets on a BBC series and for a children’s show in Milan. Carla appeared in the Spanish daily soap opera El Super as a flight attendant.
Shifted to Mexico for career
After this, Carla went to Mexico in 2009 at the behest of Mexican film producer Julian Pastor. While living in Mexico, he worked in several telenovelas (a type of television show produced in Latin America).
Gender transitioned in the year 2018.
Gender transition took place in the year 2018
Carla had completely completed her gender transition in the year 2018. After gender transition, Carla wrote a book on her birth name Karsia. The actress published her autobiography Cursia – An Extraordinary Story under her birth name. It was through this autobiography that she announced her new name, Carla Sofia Gascón.
Carla married Marisa Gutierrez.
Married to Marisa Gutierrez
Carla married Marisa Gutierrez. He met Marissa when she was 19 years old. Both met in a night club. Both of them also have a daughter, who was born in the year 2011.
Priyanka Chopra’s produced short film Anuja also got an Oscar nomination.
Priyanka Chopra’s film also got nomination
The nomination list for the 97th Academy Awards was released on January 23. In the list, the short film Anuja produced by Priyanka Chopra has also received an Oscar nomination. However, Carla’s thriller movie Emilia Perez has received the most nominations. Before Emilia Perez, Carla was last seen in the TV show Rebelde.
