The Criminal Musical Emilia Pérez won the Goya film Award for the best European film on Saturday. However, the successful film was overshadowed by the scandal of actress Karly Sofíe Gasconová, who in the past shared controversial views on social networks, writes TASR according to the AFP report.
The film tells the story of the boss of the Mexican drug cartel, which decided to leave the world of crime. The musical in January won four Golden Globes as well as several awards at last year’s film festival in Cannes, France. In addition, he received 13 nominations for the prestigious Oscar award, which represents a record number for a foreign language film.
However, the film work is also associated with the scandal of Gascon (52), who portrayed the main character and who is the first transroded woman nominated for the best female performance. In the past, Gascon in social networks defamed Islam, China and also African -American George Floyd. The Goya Vote was terminated before these contributions appeared in public.
The actress apologized for her contributions and stressed that “she is not a racist”, says AFP. French film director Jacques Audiard condemned the actress’s action and described it as “unjustifiable”. Gascon did not participate in the prizes in Granada.
The musical also earned criticism for the way he depicted Mexico and the transrodic community. Thousands of Mexicans have awarded the lowest possible evaluation on the website with film reviews. Mexican writer Jorge Volpi described the film “One of the coarse and most arguing films of the 21st century”.
At the ceremony, Emilia Pérez defeated the British-Polish film zone of interest, the Latvian cat Odyssey, the Italian chimera and the French Count Monte Christ. The Goya Film Awards have been awarded since 1987 by the Spanish Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences. The prize itself consists of a bronze statue of the Spanish graphic artist and painter Francisco Goya.
