They do this in secret, faking Manitas’s death, and hiding it even from his wife Jessi (Selena Gomez) and their two children. This creates complications later when Emilia decides that she wants ...

GLAAD, the LGBTQ advocacy group formerly known as the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, called “Emilia Pérez” a “step backward for trans representation” and said the film “recycles the trans ...

Emilia Perez' also faced backlash for its portrayal of Mexico "Emilia Pérez" is mostly set in Mexico, but the film's director, Jacques Audiard, is French, and the movie was made in France.