Zoe Saldaña, who gained an Oscar for her position within the Spanish-language musical comedy “Emilia Pérez” on Sunday, informed a Mexican journalist who stated the movie was “actually hurtful” for her people who the movie “got here from a spot of affection.”
Saldaña, in remarks to the media following her Finest Supporting Actress win, took a query from a reporter who referred to Mexico because the “coronary heart” of the movie, which has been criticized for its depiction of the nation.
“To start with, I’m very very sorry that you simply and so many Mexicans felt offended. That was by no means our intention. We got here from a spot of affection and I’ll stand by that,” stated Saldaña, who performs a lawyer within the movie that focuses on a Mexican cartel boss who fakes her loss of life earlier than present process gender-affirming surgical procedure.
“Emilia Pérez” — which led all movies with 13 nominations on the Oscars and in the end went residence with two wins — has been hit with backlash for its trans illustration in addition to its portrayal of Mexican tradition and cartel violence within the nation.
Oscar hopes for the Jacques Audiard-directed movie shortly sank after lead Karla Sofía Gascón’s controversial social media footprint surfaced.
On Sunday, Saldaña informed the reporter that she doesn’t “share her opinion,” including that the “coronary heart of this film was not Mexico.”
“We weren’t making a movie a few nation. We had been making a movie about 4 girls,” Saldaña stated of the musical by which she stars alongside Gascón and Selena Gomez. “And these girls might’ve been Russian, might’ve been Dominican, might’ve been Black from Detroit, might’ve been from Israel, might’ve been from Gaza.”
She continued, “And these girls are nonetheless very common girls which might be struggling daily, making an attempt to outlive systemic oppression and looking for their most genuine voices.”
Saldaña added that she’s “at all times open to take a seat down with all of my Mexican brothers and sisters” to have a dialog with “love and respect” on how the film might have been executed higher.
In her acceptance speech on the ceremony, Saldaña celebrated being a toddler of immigrant mother and father and famous that she’s the primary American of Dominican origin to win an Oscar.
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