Watch Selena Gomez, Karla Sofía Gascón, and Zoe Saldaña’s Women in Hollywood speech from ELLE’s L.A. event.
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00:00Good evening ladies and gentlemen and everyone in between. Cameron I am so
00:09inspired by you watching you
00:14bravely craft both your massive career and your beautifully private life
00:18exactly your own way. It is an honor to know you and what a gift that my kids
00:24call you Tia and I call you friend and neighbor. I love you. Thank you so much.
00:33Thank you for being here tonight for me for us and for Emilia Pérez. Sorry guys
00:38I'm I can do many things I can dance on a table I can show a breast or two but I
00:43can't read off of a teleprompter.
00:48You guys are serving alcohol what do you think okay look at us look at all of us
00:55project 2025 chapters 1 through 3. Thank you Al and that felt but it was funny
01:07when I wrote it anyway thank you to Al and Tanina Garcia for recognizing both
01:11the courage it takes to bring new perspectives to the screen and the
01:15importance of this representation. Thank you to our director Jaco Dior for bringing
01:20Emilia Pérez to life and for knowing that these women each deserve their
01:24freedom their truth and most importantly control over their lives like all women
01:29do. It's an outrageous idea to deliver that message in a crime thriller musical
01:34about a cartel kingpin and it was a dream to work with this cast these women
01:41this crew and to sing the word vaginoplasty. May our world continue to
01:48open its eyes to how beautiful life can be when we're all really being seen.
01:53Muchas gracias.
02:00Maybe you need to go to home now because it's too late and maybe I need only say
02:10thank you and goodbye but no because I have a lot of words for you and we wait
02:23me because I wait for the others. One hour or two. Thank you so much Al for
02:38this recognition this beautiful recognition. It has been a dream to
02:45bring Emilia Pérez to life a story that so deeply resonate with me and with many
02:54others. As an actress I have been fortunate to bring complex and bold
03:00characters to the screen and Emilia's story is one of the strongest
03:06transformation. My hope is that true films like this we continue to see the
03:12world through different eyes embracing diversity identities and stories. Thank
03:19you and to everyone who believes in the power of true and apologetics
03:25representation. I think I read really good with this. I need one for my house.
03:44Thank you so much. I can't go after her in anything. Thank you Al for this honor.
03:52Being a part of Emilia Perez has been such a meaningful experience for me and
03:58I'm so so proud of what we've created together. It's an incredible to see a
04:03story that celebrates resilience and the importance of understanding who we are
04:08at our core. As women in this industry we have the opportunity and responsibility
04:15to uplift each other and tell stories that go beyond the surface. So so
04:21grateful for Zoe and Carla. You guys have changed my life. The team behind the
04:26scenes which is just as crucial as what we do and have worked their asses off so
04:33I want to thank our amazing crew and of course Jack Odiard. Everyone who
04:37supported this journey and I hope Carla that we make history because you're an
04:42amazing person and I love both of you. Thank you for having us.