The ambitious “Emilia Pérez” and its star-studded cast met with a fizzle at the box office and mounting criticisms that it was a not-so-faithful portrayal of Mexico that glamorizes the violence

Actress Adriana Paz, the only Mexican in the main cast of 'Emilia Perez,' says in an interview with EFE that if the film wins at the Oscars, “the triumph” would also be for Mexico, where the film has sparked controversy for its portrayal of drug trafficking and the disappearance of people.

But despite the acclaim, the film has also sparked criticism in Mexico. Even though the plot is set in Mexico, Audiard has produced his drama in a studio near Paris. And with the exception of Adriana Paz,

French director Jacques Audiard defended and apologized for his film “Emilia Pérez” at its Mexican premiere Wednesday.

Unconventional Spanish-language movie musical "Emilia Pérez" may be an Oscars front-runner, but some feel the film is "torturous" and "harmful."

As it earned a record 13 Oscar nominations, Jacques Audiard's Spanish-language film Emilia Perez Is facing criticism in Mexico, where it is set.

The crime comedy "Emilia Perez," by French filmmaker Jacques Audiard, tells the story of a notorious drug lord who disappears to transition into a woman, and then returns to win back her family. With its emotional musical numbers,

With the Academy Awards just weeks away, a “musical tribute” to the movie created by Mexican critics of the original is getting some attention. Titled “Johanne Sacreblue,” the Mexican-made French story has nearly 1.

The resulting film, a trans-narco-musical fever dream called “Emilia Pérez”, has earned 13 Oscar nominations. Since the Academy Awards began in 1929, only three films have received more. No other foreign-language film ever has.

Emilia Perez, a genre-defying film directed by Frenchman Jacques Audiard, has been generating a lot of buzz especially after nabbing a whopping 13 Oscar

A timeline of the criticism Emilia Pérez faces on its way to the Oscars, including parody film Johanne Sacrebleu.

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.