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‘Emilia Pérez’ Breakout Karla Sofía Gascón to Star in Trans Fairy Tale ‘Las Malas’ (Exclusive)
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Borys Kit
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Karla Sofía Gascón, breakout star of 'Emilia Pérez,' to headline trans fairy tale 'Las Malas' in her first major role since her Cannes triumph.
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- Gascón will play Aunt Encarna, the tough but motherly leader of a group of trans sex workers, in this adaptation of the acclaimed novel 'Bad Girls' by Argentinian author Camila Sosa Villada.
- The project is directed by Armando Bó, the Oscar-winning co-writer of 'Birdman,' and produced by an impressive team including the makers of the Oscar-nominated 'Argentina 1985.'
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Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez, Camila Sosa Villada, Armando Bó, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Javier Bardem, Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldaña, Adriana Paz, About Entertainment, Infinity Hill, Suma Content, 'Emilia Pérez', 'Las Malas', 'Bad Girls', 'Birdman', 'Biutiful', 'El Presidente', 'Cromañon', 'El Último Elvis', 'Animal'