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How ‘Emilia Pérez’ Star Karla Sofia Gascón Transformed Into a Menacing Drug Lord


"Emilia Perez's' Karla Sofia Gascon spent three hours transforming into menacing drug lord.

The film, now streaming on Netflix, follows Emilia (Karla Sofia Gascón), a feared drug lord who seeks the help of a lawyer, Rita (Zoe Saldaña), to fake her death and undergo gender-affirming surgery. “I dug through my inspiration and Mickey Rourke in ‘The Wrestler’ [had] the type of face who fought with bare hands, but also kept a certain coquetry and adornment — tattoos, long hair, thin eyebrows, metal teeth.” “I wanted the character to be beautiful and have an image be as far removed from masculinity as possible.” Gascón continues, “Ultimately, the team picked the best color palette (opting for beige, khaki, yellow, brown and peach to enhance her soft features).

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