"I was afraid for Karla to go back to a place where maybe she was unhappy. I didn't know that part of her, but of course, I projected that on her." At first, they focused on the Emilia character ...

The transgender star of Netflix’s Emilia Pérez, Karla Sofía Gascón, is poised to make LGBTQ+ history on Hollywood’s biggest night. She shares why that visibility matters.