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“Emilia Pérez,” the movie about a transgender Mexican cartel leader who reconciles with her past, enters the Academy Awards on Sunday with 13 nominations, the most of any film this year. It is also the most nods ever for any non-English language film. The film has already won several accolades, including best comedy or musical at the Golden Globe Awards.
In Mexico, the reception has been the opposite. It has been widely criticized for its depiction of the country, the minimization of cartel violence that has ravaged so many and the few Mexicans involved in its production.
Critics have also taken issue with the lack of Mexican talent in front and behind the camera. Adriana Paz is the only Mexican performer who plays a leading character. Mexicans felt slighted when the film’s casting director said that while crew members searched for actors in Mexico and other Latin American countries, they decided to go with the best options, even if they were not Mexican.
The film’s director, Jacques Audiard, has said he prefers the controlled environment of a French soundstage, which led to a very small number of Mexican performers being cast. The movie has also been accused of using Mexican colloquialisms in an inorganic way, which has been criticized as both inaccurate and stereotypical.
The backlash against the movie has been intense, with many Mexicans expressing outrage and hurt at its portrayal of their country and its people. Some have even demanded refunds. Alberto Muñoz, a visual designer, said he understood the concerns about the movie but also appreciated its technical qualities. “It’s an entertaining movie,” he said.
But others, like Francisco Peredo Castro, a film expert and history and communications professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, question why the backlash against “Emilia Pérez” is so strong, arguing that there were 120 years’ worth of depictions of Mexicans in “insensitive” and “insulting” ways.
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