
French film “Emilia PΓ©rez,” about Mexican drug lord, is tanking in Mexico
MEXICO CITYΒ βΒ The movie βEmilia PΓ©rezβ has finally hit the big screen in Mexico City β the principal setting for the genre-bending musical about narco-violence and transgender culture that just garnered 13 Oscar nominations, including best picture. The reception has been frosty at best. In its opening last weekend, Jacques Audiardβs Spanish-language, French-made melodrama finished eighth…