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Line 24: Convinced by Mexican filmmaker [[Julián Pastor]], Gascón moved to Mexico in 2009 to continue her acting career, taking on a number of telenovela roles,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.vogue.mx/articulo/karla-sofia-gascon-biografia\|website=[[Vogue (magazine)\|Vogue]]\|title=¿Quién es Karla Sofía Gascón? La actriz de Emilia Pérez que está haciendo historia\|first=Miguel\|last=Vicencio\|date=17 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=25 May 2024 \|title=Karla Sofía Gascón hace historia en Cannes: se convierte en la primera mujer trans en ganar un premio \|url=https://www.univision.com/famosos/karla-sofia-gascon-emilia-perez-cannes-mujer-trans \|website=[[Univision]] \|language=es}}</ref> starting with the gypsy Branko in ''[[Corazón salvaje (2009 TV series)\|Corazón salvaje]]''.<ref name="pm">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/karla-sofia-las-personas-trans-no-somos-un-chiste/\|website=[[El Universal (Mexico City)\|El Universal]]\|first=Armando\|last=Pereda Maldonado\|date=26 September 2009\|title=Karla Sofía: “Las personas trans no somos un chiste”}}</ref> She made a one-time return to the Spanish film industry to star alongside {{ill\|Tony Isbert\|es}} in ''El cura y el veneno''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.elperiodico.cat/ca/oci-i-cultura/20240528/gran-reina-sorprenent-musical-narcotrans-102995458\|website=[[El Periódico de Catalunya]]\|publisher=[[Prensa Ibérica]]\|date=28 May 2024\|first=Quim\|last=Casas\|title=La gran reina del sorprenent musical narcotrans de Cannes}}</ref> In box-office hit ''[[The Noble Family]]'' (2013), she played a character from [[Puebla]] with aspirations of becoming a Spaniard.<ref name="pm" /><ref name=Telemundo>{{cite news \|url=https://www.telemundo.com/entretenimiento/latinx-now-espanol/actor-transgenero-de-nosotros-los-nobles-sigue-viviendo-con-su-esposa-tmna3570286 \|title=Actor transgénero de "Nosotros los Nobles" sigue viviendo con su esposa \|language=Spanish \|work=[[Telemundo]] \|date=31 October 2019 \|accessdate=12 October 2024}}</ref> In 2014, she appeared in ''[[El Señor de los Cielos]]'' as the "ruthless" Spaniard Iñaki Izarrieta, an associate of [[Aurelio Casillas]].<ref name="rep">{{cite news \|url=https://www.telemundo.com/entretenimiento/2019/10/31/actor-transgenero-de-nosotros-los-nobles-sigue-viviendo-con-su-esposa-tmna3570286?image=9044005 \|title=Carlos Gascón, estrella de 'El señor de los cielos', emite grave denuncia \|language=Spanish \|work=La República \|date=7 November 2018 \|accessdate=2020-01-12 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.latintimes.com/how-spanish-emilia-perez-actress-karla-sofi-gascon-become-tv-star-mexico-571255\|website=[[The Latin Times]]\|first=Leonelys\|last=Gomez\|title=How Spanish 'Emilia Pérez' Actress Karla Sofía Gascón Become A TV Star in Mexico\|date=6 January 2025}}</ref> Until 2018, she was credited as Juan Carlos Gascón.<ref name="golden"/> She came out as a [[transgender\|trans woman]] in 2016,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://uproxx.com/entertainment/the-rebirth-of-karla-sofia-gascon-in-emilia-perez/\|title=The Rebirth Of Karla Sofía Gascón In 'Emilia Perez'\|publisher=[[Uproxx]]\|author=Cervantes, Reyna\|language=en-US\|url-status=live\|date=October 14, 2024\|access-date=December 6, 2024\|archive-date=December 6, 2024\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241206093815/https://uproxx.com/entertainment/the-rebirth-of-karla-sofia-gascon-in-emilia-perez/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.tvinsider.com/people/karla-sofia-gascon/\|title=Karla Sofía Gascón\|publisher=[[TVInsider]]\|language=en-US\|url-status=live\|access-date=December 6, 2024\|archive-date=December 6, 2024\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241206093801/https://www.tvinsider.com/people/karla-sofia-gascon/}}</ref> and in 2018, she began undergoing [[gender transition]].<ref name=ABC25.5.24>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.abc.es/play/cine/karla-sofia-gascon-actriz-espanola-premiada-cannes-20240525210326-nt.html\|website=[[ABC (Spain)\|ABC]]\|date=25 May 2024\|title=Quién es Karla Sofía Gascón, la actriz española premiada en Cannes: su trayectoria, su transición y madre de una niña}}</ref> She portrayed Lourdes Buendía in the teen drama series ''[[Rebelde (2022 TV series)\|Rebelde]]'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.univision.com/famosos/sergio-mayer-mori-rebelde-netflix-andrea-chaparro-reacciona-comentarios\|website=[[Univision]]\|date=13 January 2022\|title="Se equivocó": hija de Omar Chaparro reacciona a comentarios de Sergio Mayer Mori a 'Rebelde'}}</ref> In 2024, she starred in [[Jacques Audiard]]'s musical crime comedy film ''[[Emilia Pérez]]'', which premiered at the [[2024 Cannes Film Festival]]. In the film, she portrayed a powerful [[Drug lord\|cartel leader]] who fakes death, [[Gender-affirming care\|medically transitions]] and is reborn as Emilia Pérez.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/emilia-perez-review-selena-gomez-zoe-saldana-jacques-audiard/\|website=[[Slant (magazine)\|Slant]]\|title=‘Emilia Pérez’ Review: Jacques Audiard’s Melo-Noir Musical Makes It Up As It Goes Along\|first= Kyle \|last=Turner\|date=5 October 2024}}</ref> Gascón went on to win the festival's [[Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress\|Best Actress prize]], shared jointly with her costars [[Selena Gomez]], [[Adriana Paz]] and [[Zoe Saldaña]], making her the first openly trans performer to win a major prize at Cannes.<ref name="cannes">{{Cite web \|date=25 May 2024 \|title=Sean Baker's "Anora" wins Palme d'Or, the Cannes Film Festival's top honor \|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sean-bakers-anora-palme-dor-cannes-film-festival-top-honor/ \|website=[[CBS News]] \|quote=Gascón, who accepted the award, is the first trans actor to win a major prize at Cannes.}}</ref> In December 2024, she was reported to have signed on to star as Aunt Encarna in ''Las malas'', an adaptation of [[Camila Sosa Villada]]'s ''Bad Girls'', set to be directed by [[Armando Bó (screenwriter)\|Armando Bó]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/emilia-perez-breakout-karla-sofia-gascon-las-malas-1236089573/\|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]\|title=‘Emilia Pérez’ Breakout Karla Sofía Gascón to Star in Trans Fairy Tale ‘Las Malas’ (Exclusive)\|date=18 December 2024\|first=Borys\|last=Kit}}</ref> == Personal life ==

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