"Passion has a new name."
Director: Jacques Audiard
Cast: Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, Edgar Ramírez
Emilia Pérez — Movie Quotes
Memorable Quotes
Cambiar de cuerpo, cambiar de vida, cambiar de sexo, cambiar de alma.
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Sung during the surgical preparation scene.
Meaning
Captures the central thematic question of the film: whether changing physical reality fundamentally changes a person's soul.
Para cambiar a la sociedad, hay que cambiar primero la mente.
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Performed during the song "El Mal".
Meaning
Exposes societal hypocrisy at an elite gala, arguing that systemic corruption stems from individual moral failure.
¡Todas mis cuentas están bloqueadas!
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Jessi’s frantic realization that Emilia froze her bank accounts to prevent her from leaving.
Meaning
Exposes Emilia's continued use of cartel-like financial coercion to control her family.
Bienvenida...
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From the song "Bienvenida".
Meaning
Marks the tense transition when Jessi and the children arrive at Emilia’s mansion under false family pretenses.
Yo soy la que busca a los muertos.
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Stated during her work with La Lucecita.
Meaning
Defines Emilia's self-conception as she transitions from a perpetrator who created mass graves to a humanitarian searching for missing bodies.
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