Luis Felipe Tovar believes that Karla Sofía Gascón should have competed for Best Actor at the Oscars

The film Emilia Pérez has become one of the most recognized in this awards season, accumulating nominations and awards. However, the film has not been free of controversy, especially due to the nomination of Karla Sofía Gascón , who made history by being the first trans woman to be nominated at the Oscars.

Gascón's nomination for Best Actress at the Oscars has sparked criticism after her controversial tweets were revealed, for which she has been labelled racist.

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Recently, actor Luis Felipe Tovar expressed his disagreement about the category in which the actress is competing . According to him, it would have been more appropriate for her to participate in the Best Actor category, which would allow another actress to take her place on the list of nominees.

Luis Felipe Tovar talks about the nomination of Karla Sofia Gascon

In a recent meeting with a reporter, Luis Felipe Tovar shared his opinion regarding the category in which the Spanish actress is competing.

Tovar also said that each person is responsible for their own words and that, in this case, Gascón's past posts had consequences.

“I believe that one is the prince of one's silence and a slave of one's own words. Everything one says at some point has consequences. There are those who say that there is always a tweet and that was what appeared in their life. That is why one must be very careful to be respectful with everyone because you don't know when you will need them.”

Regarding Karla Sofía Gascón's nomination for the Oscars, the famous actor commented that the actress would have competed in the Best Actor category to, according to him, give another famous person the opportunity to be in the competition.

“That nomination should have gone to an actress, I would have liked her to compete in the Best Actor category,” the actor commented.

Karla Sofia Gascon will attend the 2025 Oscars

Although Karla Sofía Gascón has kept a low profile in recent weeks, the question about her attendance at the 2025 Oscars has been one of the great unknowns. According to Variety magazine, the actress will attend the ceremony, which will celebrate its 97th edition.

In addition, it has been revealed that Netflix will cover the expenses related to her attendance. However, details have not yet been given about her location within the event or whether she will share space with the rest of the cast of Emilia Pérez.

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