1 day ago · Gascón dedicated several X posts—which were translated from her native Spanish—to criticizing Islam. In a post from 2016 , she opined that the religion "is becoming a hotbed of infection for ...

George Gascón (born March 12, 1954) is an American attorney and former police officer who served as the District Attorney of Los Angeles County from December 7, 2020 to December 3, 2024.

Karla Sofía Gascón (formerly Carlos Gascón; born 31 March 1972) is a Spanish actress.She has developed part of her career in the Americas, featuring in the comedy film The Noble Family (2013) and the narcoseries El Señor de los Cielos.. Gascón gained wide attention for portraying the title character in the musical crime film Emilia Pérez (2024). ). For the role, she jointly won …

6 days ago · The posts were translated from Gascón’s native language of Spanish. One of them addressed the death of Floyd , who died in 2020 after an encounter with police in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

2 days ago · Karla Sofia Gascón has put Oscar voters between a historic first and a hard place. When she received a nomination for best actress in a leading role for her work in Netflix’s film “Emilia ...

3 days ago · Gascón, 52, is currently up for an Academy Award for her role in the Spanish-language crime musical, “Emilia Pérez.” She is the first openly transgender actor to be nominated for a best ...

3 days ago · Gascón stars opposite Zoe Saldana, who is also in the running for best supporting actress, in the film about a Mexican drug lord who changes gender. The film leads the way with 13 Oscar nominations.

Jan 23, 2025 · But Gascón, 52, is the first instance of an openly trans actor earning Oscar recognition for a character who is also trans. In “Emilia Pérez,” she plays a Mexican drug kingpin who undergoes ...

Jan 5, 2025 · Throughout the ongoing award season, one newcomer’s name has been making waves and history, and that's Karla Sofía Gascón, the titular lead of the Netflix original musical, Emilia Pérez.

George Gascón, a progressive crusader who took office four years ago, lost to challenger Nathan Hochman, a former federal prosecutor who ran as an independent.