Adriana Paz has just made history with Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldana at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival
Today is a great day for the Mexican film industry, since the actress born in Mexico City, Adriana Paz, has just won one of the most coveted statuettes at the Cannes Festival for his work in the controversial film Emilia Perez.
The Mexican actress was recognized with the award for Best female ensemble which was shared with Karla Sofia Gascón, Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldanabecause the jury, led by Greta Gerwig, assured that “just as in music, one note cannot function without the other.”
It is not the first time that Mexico has a talented representative at the Cannes Film Festival, since in 2007, Elisa Miller won the Palme d’Or for Best Short Film for her work in See rain. This makes Adriana Paz the first Mexican actress to be awarded at the prestigious festival.
During her time in Cannes, Emilia Perez generated controversy and conversation, as the story follows the lawyer Rita (Saldana), who receives an unexpected offer: Help the head of a dangerous cartel to retire from his businesses and disappear so he can become the woman he has always dreamed of being.
The Mexican, Adriana Paz, triumphs with Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldana as Best Ensemble of Actresses in Cannes 2024
Who is Adriana Paz, Mexican actress winner at Cannes 2024?
Adriana Paz was born on January 13, 1980, in Mexico City. She graduated with a degree in drama and theater from the National Autonomous University of Mexico.Adriana moved to Spain for a couple of years, where she studied dance, Catalan and took theater workshops, in addition to starting to work on her first works.
He made his film debut with a small role in the film All the kisses (2007) but gained enormous recognition for her role as Toña, in Rude and Corny (2008), next to Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernalfor which she was nominated for an Ariel award in the category of best female co-acting.
The film and the nomination opened the doors to what has become a brilliant career, which includes participation in films such as El Traspatio (2009), The dead hours (2013), The Aparicio (2015), The author (2017), Nobody Will Ever Know (2018) and in the series God Inc. (2016) and Vis a vis (2018-2019). Adriana was recognized, in three consecutive years, with the Ariel award for her work in The tirisia (2014), Hilda (2014) and The charity (2016).
