Inés Efron

Inés Efron at Cannes Film Festival, 2007

Inés Efron (born May 9, 1984 in Mexico City [1]) is a Mexican actress [2]best known for her appearance in the critically acclaimed 2007 film XXY, written and directed by Lucía Puenzo.

In her XXY role, Efron's character is a 15-year-old intersex person trying to make a decision about her or his identity. Efron pointed out that "I liked the Alex character a lot and thought: I can do that. I felt a real connection."[3] For her performance, Efron won the award for Best Actress at the Cartagena Film Festival as well as three other awards.[4]

Efron is cited by Internet portal Ciudad.com.ar as "one of the most interesting arising actresses of Buenos Aires."[5]

Before XXY, Inés Efron starred in Glue, a drama about three teenagers set in a small town in a remote town in Uruguay.

In 2009 Inés Efron starred in another of Lucía Puenzo's film called The Fish Child.

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