# Zoe Saldaña apologises to Mexicans offended by Emilia Pérez: ‘Never our intention’

Oscar winner  has apologised to Mexicans who were offended by the controversial musical .

The star picked up the  for her role in the Netflix movie and in the press room after her win, a journalist told her the film had been “really hurtful for us Mexicans”.

The film, about a cartel boss seeking to transition to a woman, has come under fire in the last few months after complaints that it was an inauthentic and stereotyped portrayal from a crew made up mostly of Europeans such as the French writer-director Jacques Audiard.

“Audiard had previously  to those offended: “If there are things that seem shocking in Emilia Pérez then I am sorry … Cinema doesn’t provide answers, it only asks questions. But maybe the questions in Emilia Pérez are incorrect.”
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