The Making of ‘Emilia Pérez:’ Why Selena Gomez “Acted Insane in the Audition” for the Cartel Movie Partly Inspired by ‘Euphoria’

Trans actress Karla Sofía Gascón, who stars as a transitioning drug lord in the musical, says her biggest challenge was convincing director Jacques Audiard she could play the “before” cis-male.