Carla Sofia Gascon is the first transgender actress to receive an Oscar nomination. Carla is a Spanish actress. She received an Oscar nomination in the category of Best Actress for the film 'Emilia Perez'.
The film has 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 given the best actress award at the Cannes Film Festival. Apart from this, he also received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award 2024 for the same film.
The movie 'Emilia Perez' was released on 21 August 2024.
Played the role of a drug cartel leader in the film Carla Sofia Gascon played the role of a drug cartel leader in the 2024 film Emilia Perez. In the film, he hires Rita, a lawyer, to help him live as a woman. Selena Gomez was also seen in the lead role in this film.
Carla started acting at the age of 16.
Carla Sophia Gascon who is ?
Carla was born on March 31, 1972 in Alcobendas, Spain. As a child, Carla used to act with her brother. At the age of just 16, she decided that she wanted to become an actress. He received a degree in acting from the Madrid film school ECAM, and worked as a voice-over for puppets in a BBC series to learn Spanish in London and in a children's show in Milan. Carla appeared in the Spanish daily soap opera El Super as a flight attendant.
Moved to Mexico for career
After this, Carla went to Mexico in 2009 at the behest of Mexican filmmaker Julian Pastor. While living in Mexico, he acted in several telenovelas (a type of television show produced in Latin America).
Did gender transition in 2018
The year 2018 was gender transition Carla completed her gender transition in the year 2018. After gender transition, Carla wrote a book on her birth name Cursia. The actress published her autobiography 'Kurshiya – An Extraordinary Story' under her birth name. It was through this autobiography that she announced her new name, Carla Sophia Gascon.
Carla married Marisa Gutierrez.
Married to Marisa Gutierrez
Carla married Marisa Gutierrez. He met Marisa when he was 19 years old. Both met in a night club. The two also have a daughter, who was born in the year 2011.
Anuja, a short film produced by Priyanka Chopra, also received an Oscar nomination
Priyanka Chopra's film also received a nomination
The nomination list for the 97th Academy Awards was released on 23 January. Priyanka Chopra's short film 'Anuja' has also received an Oscar nomination in this list. However, Carla's thriller Emilia Perez received the most nominations. Before Emilia Perez, Carla was last seen in the TV show 'Rebeld'.
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