Karla Sofía Gascón will attend the Oscars after missing the Goya and Bafta and weeks of uncertainty

Madrid nominated for Emilia Pérez al Oscar for Best Actress has been absent from Goya, los Bafta and other events of the last weeks after the controversy of their old tweets.

Alcobendas interpreter has avoided the main Hollywood events after criticism for her racist and Islamophobic comments on social networks brought to light by a Muslim journalist. But after weeks of uncertainty, Karla Sofía Gascón has confirmed her assistance to the Oscar Awards gala, that next March 2 in Los Angeles. With her decision to go to the Oscars, Karla Sofía Gascón returns to the media focus amid a climate of tension and uncertainty about how she will be received at the most important ceremony in the film industry.

The Spanish had maintained the unknown about his presence at the ceremony after the controversy arising from his old messages. According to Pátsix, who cites a close friend of Gascón, the interpreter has finally decided to travel to Los Angeles for Lat 97th edition of the Hollywood Academy Awards. His absence in key events such as the Goya, the Critics Choice and Los Bafta, where his partner Zoe Saldaña and his director, both awarded with two British cinema awards, They remembered her in her speeches. Before, Karla had fed speculation about her possible withdrawal from the awards circuit.

The controversy around Gascón arose from offensive opinions, especially towards the Muslim community. The impact of these messages was such that Netflix, producer of the film, has also taken measures: the platform eliminated the image of Gascón from some promotional posters and decided not to cover their travel, accommodation, costumes and preparation for the gala. This means that the actress must personally pay for her assistance to the Oscars

Even the director of Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard, and Zoe Saldaña were publicly unmarked from the actress before “forgiving her” or rehabilitating her in her speeches last weekend in London, where the protagonist of Avatar and the director of Emilia Pérez built her masks, the statuette with which the British academy It distinguishes its winners, such as the Goya Cabezón distinguishes those awarded by the Film Academy in Spain. Zoe won the best cast actress and the Gallic filmmaker, the best non -English -speaking film.

The controversy has generated an intense debate in the film industry. In Spain, several voices have criticized the severity of public scrutiny, arguing that it is possible to reject the opinions of the actress without participating in what they consider a “disproportionate punishment.” In Hollywood, however, the issue has been addressed with more caution. In an environment where political correction has a significant weight, most figures in the sector have opted for silence.