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Zoe Saldaña On How ‘Emilia Pérez’ Is “On The Right Side Of History” & Why She Doesn’t Bring Politics To ‘Special Ops: Lioness’
Zoe Saldaña interview on why 'Emilia Pérez' Is "on the right side of history" & she doesn't bring politics to 'Special Ops: Lioness'
He lit upon Saldaña to play Rita, an underappreciated Mexico City lawyer who is enlisted by a cartel leader (Karla Sofía Gascón) to help them safely transition into a new and authentic life. I don’t know if you’re aware, but these characters were male [ Emilia Pérez is based on Audiard’s opera of the same name, which was loosely adapted from Boris Razon’s novel Écoute]. Karla is a giant and she stands on her own and she’s so great and as the leader of this entire journey, she set a very strong tone of leadership and dedication and hard work and focus and passion.
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