At the event, he was accompanied by his co-stars from the film Emilia Pérez, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldaña, and Adriana Paz, who were also honored.
Through his Instagram account, Ramírez thanked France’s Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati, and the Cultural Counselor of France in the United States, M. Bouabdallah, for this prestigious honor.
“It is an honor that we will celebrate and respect for life,” he commented.
Emilia Pérez, directed by Jacques Audiard, will premiere in theaters on November 1 and will be available on Netflix starting November 13 in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
The plot follows Rita, an influential lawyer played by Zoe Saldaña, who faces the challenge of helping a Mexican cartel leader fake his death and undergo gender reassignment surgery, becoming Emilia Pérez. Karla Sofía Gascón portrays Emilia, while Selena Gomez plays the wife of the capo, and Adriana Paz plays Epifanía. Édgar Ramírez joins the cast as Gustavo.
