Who is Pedro Pascal’s transgender actress sister, Lux Pascal? She glammed up in Gucci for the LACMA Art + Film Gala with her brother, appeared on Narcos, and has called for more LGBT activists
Last week, Pedro Pascal and his gorgeous transgender sister Lux arrived at the LACMA Art + Film Gala presented by Gucci in Los Angeles – and they made an insanely chic pair. The Last of Us actor wore a sleek black tuxedo with white piping while his sibling opted for a red lace dress and matching scarlet sandals.
Here’s what you need to know about the actor’s fashionable sister.
Lux Pascal is Hollywood actor Pedro Pascal’s transgender sister
Pedro and Lux were both born to Verónica Pascal and José Balmaceda Riera. Lux was born in Chile in 1992, meaning she’s only 31 years old – 17 years younger than her 48-year-old actor brother. They also have two other siblings, per Today.
She is an actress like her brother
Lux has also gone into acting. Per her IMDB profile, she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile. Then in 2019, she enrolled in the MFA acting programme at the prestigious Juilliard School in New York, and graduated earlier this year.
She has already starred in various Chilean TV series, and even appeared alongside Pedro in Narcos, under a different name, according to her IMDB page.
She’s called for more transgender activists
A few years back, Lux revealed in an interview that she was getting hormone treatment – and that Pedro had been supportive the whole way through.
“My transition has been something that’s very natural for everyone in my family,” Lux told Ya magazine, translated from her native Spanish. “It’s almost something that they expected to happen.”
She added, “He [Pedro] has been an important part of this. He’s also an artist and has served as a guide for me. He was one of the first people to gift me the tools that started shaping my identity.”
In the interview, she continues, “We need trans activists who are good, smart, informed and who can be strong voices against transphobia, homophobia and racism.”
Pedro Pascal has been incredibly supportive
The Mandalorian actor has been very protective of his sister, and often celebrates her. In February 2021, he shared the Ya magazine cover with his sister on it, captioning the post, “My sister, my heart, our Lux” as translated from Spanish.
In an interview with Esquire in April, Pedro said, “I wouldn’t want to speak on her [Lux’s] behalf, but she is and has always been one of the most powerful people and personalities I’ve ever known. My protective side is lethal, but I need her more than she needs me.”
- The Last of Us superstar Pedro Pascal brought his transgender sister Lux to the LACMA Art + Film Gala presented by Gucci in Los Angeles last week – so what do we know about her?
- The Chilean-born bombshell just finished her acting master’s at the prestigious Juilliard School in New York, but has already been in a string of Chilean TV shows and films