Karla Sofía Gascón: Karla Sofia Gascón has created history by receiving a nomination in the Best Actress category at the Oscars 2025 for her outstanding performance in the film 'Emilia Perez'. She is the first transgender actress to be nominated in this prestigious category. 'Emilia Perez' is a thriller film in which Gascón plays a gangster who becomes a woman through gender transition. The film has received nominations in a total of 13 categories, which is proof of its success.

Carla is the first transgender actress to receive an Oscar nomination

Carla Sofia Gascón has made history by receiving a nomination in the Best Actress category at the Oscars 2025, as she is the first transgender actress to be nominated for this prestigious award. Spanish actress Carla has won the hearts of the audience and critics with her excellent performance in the film 'Emilia Perez'. She has also received the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival for this film. Apart from this, she was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award 2024. Now it will be interesting to see whether she will be able to create history by winning the Oscar on March 3 or not.

How did Carla's journey begin?

Carla Sofia Gascón was born on 31 March 1972. At the age of 16, he decided to become an actor and obtained a degree in acting from ECAM (School of Cinematography and Audio Visual of the Community of Madrid) in Madrid. After this, she worked on language learning children's shows for the BBC in London. In the year 2000, she appeared in Spanish daily shows and gradually made her mark in the industry. Carla has also acted in many American films, but she got her real recognition from the 2013 comic film 'The Noble Family'. After this, his performance in 'El Señor de los Cielos' in 2014 was also highly appreciated.

Carla announced gender change in 2018

In 2018, Carla Sofia Gascón announced her gender transition and released her autobiography Karsia: An Extraordinary Story, in which she shared her birth name and her struggles with identity. In the same book, she announced her new name Carla and talked openly about the challenges to gender transition. Carla married Marisa Gutierrez, whom he met in a nightclub. Both have a daughter, who was born in 2011 and who is now 14 years old.

The film 'Emilia Perez' brought worldwide fame to Carla Sofia Gascón

The film 'Emilia Perez' brought worldwide fame to Carla Sofia Gascón. In this thriller drama, she played the character of Emilia, the leader of a dreaded drug cartel. The story of the film revolves around her faking her death and getting gender surgery done with the help of a lawyer. In addition to Carla's powerful performance, the film also stars Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, Marc Ivanir, and Edgar Ramirez.