"BE YOURSELF PEOPLE WILL SEE IT."

In a wide-ranging conversation with her famous brother, Lux Pascal talks about bringing her most personal role to life.

- PHOTOGRAPHED BY RONA LIANA AHDOUT INTERVIEW BY PEDRO PASCAL INTRODUCTION BY ERICA GONZALES

Bodysuit, MAX MARA. Belt, ARTEMAS QUIBBLE. Bangles, BELPERRON. Rings, BULGARI. Boots, CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN.

STYLED BY MOSES MORENO: HAIR BY REI KAWAUCHI FOR ORIBE: MAKEUP BY ANNA KURIHARA FOR YSL BEAUTY; PHOTOGRAPHED AT THE HISPANIC SOCIETY MUSEUM & LIBRARY, NEW YORK.

Lux Pascal knows what you're thinking. "I am the luckiest girl in the fucking world," the actress says of being Pedro Pascal's sister. But as her big brother is quick to point out, Lux has much more to celebrate than that, like earning her MFA from Juilliard, appearing in series like Netflix's Narcos, and now, starring in her first lead feature film role in Miss Carbón. "There isn't shit that you could do if you weren't you," Pedro tells his sister, a brotherly pep talk from his room in London to her apartment in New York. "This is his protective side coming out," Lux jokes.

While she might brush off her sibling's praise, Pascal, 33, is undeniably having a moment in the spotlight. Miss Carbón ("Queen of Coal") is already out in Spain, and is heading to Netflix later this year. In the biopic, she plays Carlita Antonella Rodríguez, a transgender woman who broke barriers to become the first female coal miner in Río Turbio, Argentina. Pascal's performance is sensitive but strong, as her character, Carli, pursues her dreams with support from her found family, in the face of discrimination from her colleagues, community, and the law. "I can still feel the knot in my throat," Pascal says of meeting the real-life Rodríguez.