It may have been embraced by the Academy, but just a day after its debut in Mexico, the acclaimed "narco-musical" Emilia Pérez was already drawing sharp rebukes for superficial portrayals of sensitive subjects.

Emilia Pérez' was the top winner at 2025 Golden Globe Awards, starring Selena Gomez, who received criticism for her lack of Spanish fluency.

The screenplay is in Spanish and much of the action takes place in Mexico City ... To truly listen to Selena Gomez – who doesn’t put an accent on her last name, as required by the grammars ...