Trans Mexican woman responds to Emilia Pérez by making ‘French’ film without a French cast or crew

A trans woman has created a parody film in response to French-made cartel movie Emilia Pérez, which has been criticised for disregarding Mexican screenwriters and actors and “being a Eurocentric production.”

Emilia Pérez stars trans actress Karla Sofía Gascón, who is Spanish, and who recently made history by becoming the first out trans performer ever to be nominated for an Oscar.

However, many – including trans content creator Camila Aurora – have criticised the film for its cast of leading actors that only includes one Mexican performer (Adriana Paz) in a relatively minor role (Epifanía). Emilia Pérez was also shot entirely in France.

In response to this, Aurora and screenwriter Héctor Guillén created a tongue-in-cheek musical titled Johanne Sacrebleu – a film about France made in Mexico, and only starring Mexican performers.

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