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Karla Sofía Gascón

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IMDbProStarmeterTop 500544
PREMIERE EMILIA PEREZ LA
The vibrant, soulful 'Emilia Pérez' features dazzling song-and-dance numbers by stars Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez, but the drama is grounded in Karla Sofía Gascón's performance as the titular character, a former Cartel kingpin called Manitas del Monte who changes her life and becomes a humanitarian after having gender-affirming surgery. Gascón tells IMDb about the two years of preparation that went into this demanding role in Jacques Audiard's film and about the two extremes of her own personality that she had to play as Emilia and Manitas.
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Karla Sofía Gascón was born on 31 March 1972 in Madrid, Spain. She is an actress, known for Emilia Pérez (2024), We Are the Nobles (2013) and El Señor de los Cielos (2013).
BornMarch 31, 1972
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BornMarch 31, 1972
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      • 5 wins & 1 nomination

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    Known for

    Emilia Pérez (2024)
    Emilia Pérez
    7.4
    • Manitas Del Monte
    • Emilia Pérez
    • 2024
    Karla Souza, Gonzalo Vega, Luis Gerardo Méndez, and Juan Pablo Gil in We Are the Nobles (2013)
    We Are the Nobles
    7.3
    • Peter Pintado(as Juan Carlos Gascón)
    • 2013
    Rafael Amaya in El Señor de los Cielos (2013)
    El Señor de los Cielos
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Iñaki Izarrieta(as Juan Carlos Gascón)
    Aracely Arámbula and Eduardo Yáñez in Wild Heart (2009)
    Wild Heart
    4.6
    TV Series
    • Branko(as Juan Carlos Gascón)

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    Actress

    • Uomini e altri inconvenienti
      • Jaime
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • La causa del accidente que provocó el incendio (2024)
      La causa del accidente que provocó el incendio
      Short
      • Karla
      • 2024
    • Emilia Pérez (2024)
      Emilia Pérez
      7.4
      • Manitas Del Monte
      • Emilia Pérez
      • 2024
    • Harina (2022)
      Harina
      7.6
      TV Series
      • María - Forense
      • Marina
      • 2022–2023
    • Lizeth Selene, Alberto Ulloa Alvarez-Malo, and Giovanna Grigio in Rebelde (2022)
      Rebelde
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Lourdes (as Karla Sofía)
      • 2022
    • 40 y 20 (2016)
      40 y 20
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Óscar (as Carlos Gascón)
      • 2016
    • Drunk History: El Lado Borroso De La Historia (2016)
      Drunk History: El Lado Borroso De La Historia
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Diego de Quesada
      • 2016
    • El Cazarecompensas
      Short
      • El Aleman
      • 2016
    • Pedro Fernández and Marjorie de Sousa in Until the End of Time (2014)
      Until the End of Time
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Alan (as Carlos Gascón)
      • 2014–2015
    • Cambio de sentido (2014)
      Cambio de sentido
      • Singer (as Carlos Gascón)
      • 2014
    • Rafael Amaya in El Señor de los Cielos (2013)
      El Señor de los Cielos
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Iñaki Izarrieta (as Juan Carlos Gascón)
      • 2014
    • Sergio Corona in Como dice el dicho (2011)
      Como dice el dicho
      4.7
      TV Series
      • Raúl (as Carlos Gascón)
      • 2013
    • El cura y el veneno (2013)
      El cura y el veneno
      7.3
      • Felipe (as Juan Carlos Gascón)
      • 2013
    • Karla Souza, Gonzalo Vega, Luis Gerardo Méndez, and Juan Pablo Gil in We Are the Nobles (2013)
      We Are the Nobles
      7.3
      • Peter Pintado (as Juan Carlos Gascón)
      • 2013
    • Zamia Fandiño in GEIST, actual events (2012)
      GEIST, actual events
      TV Movie
      • Xavier Pissau (as Juan Carlos Gascón)
      • 2012
    • Mentiras
      Short
      • Luis (as Carlos Gascón)
      • 2011

    Animation Department

    • Tilt Tv (1994)
      Tilt Tv
      TV Series
      • animator
      • 1995

    Sound Department

    • Paredes de arena (2008)
      Paredes de arena
      Short
      • sound (as Carlos Gascón)
      • 2008

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    Emilia Pérez
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    Emilia Pérez
    Harina: Ay Papantla! (Latin America Market Subtitled)
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    Harina: Ay Papantla! (Latin America Market Subtitled)

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    • Alternative names
      • Carlos Gascón
    • Born
      • March 31, 1972
      • Madrid, Spain
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      • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Female

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      • Karla Sofía Gascón
      • Karsia

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