Zoe Saldaña won the Academy Award for best supporting actress for her performance in the Spanish-language musical “Emilia Pérez.” She plays Rita, a downtrodden Mexico City lawyer who decides to accept an offer to help Emilia Pérez, a drug cartel boss played by Karla Sofía Gascón, set up a new life after receiving gender-affirming surgery.

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Dominicans on Monday celebrated Zoe Saldaña's Oscar win for best supporting actress for her role in “Emilia Pérez,” marking a moment of immense national pride. Dominican President Luis Abinader took to X immediately after the actress received the award Sunday night,

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Emilia Pérez” star Saldaña honored her late grandmother and parents while accepting the award for best supporting actress.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Zoe Saldaña earned her first Academy Award for best supporting actress in “Emilia Pérez,” capping an already accomplished awards season Sunday.

European and American counterparts don’t understand the richness of Mexican cinema because the parameters are very narrow. They have to be tied to what looks like Italian Neorealism or what looks like French New Wave.

Another user, @badnina_x, agreed saying “ Imagine telling an entire country how they should feel about their own portrayal.” And just to add more fuel to the flames, Saldaña