Emília Pérez' critiques have called out the film's poor trans representation, whereas the film’s cast and director have defended the musical.
But is the film based on a true story? Here's all we know about the inspiration behind the musical.
it’s a completely different world,” says Spanish star Karla Sofía Gascón, a trans actor who plays a Mexican drug kingpin before and after her transition in the Spanish-language musical crime ...