| "El Mal" | |
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| Song by Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón and Camille | |
| from the album Emilia Pérez | |
| Genre | Rap rock[1] |
| Length | 3:39 |
| Label | Sony Masterworks |
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| "El Mal" on YouTube | |
"El Mal" (lit. transl. "The Evil") is a song featured in the 2024 French Spanish-language film Emilia Pérez. Written by Clément Ducol and Camille, with Emilia Pérez writer and director Jacques Audiard co-writing the lyrics, it is performed in-character by actresses Zoe Saldaña and Karla Sofía Gascón, with Camille providing backing vocals. A rap rock song, it sees Saldaña's character reflect on the hypocrisy of criminals contributing to the nonprofit organization founded by Gascón's character Emilia Pérez as the latter simultaneously gives a public speech to said criminals during an event dedicated to helping people.
Singled out as one of the film's best songs, "El Mal" received multiple film award-related nominations. "El Mal" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Song, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.[2] Additionally, Saldaña, who won an Academy Award for her performance in the film, won the Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Song – Onscreen Performance (Film) for her "El Mal" performance.
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