1. Yalitza Aparicio made her film debut as Cleo in Alfonso Cuaron's 2018 drama Roma, which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress; Aparicio was the first Indigenous American woman to be nominated for that award.
16 Facts About Yalitza Aparicio
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Yalitza Aparicio was named the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Indigenous Peoples in the same year.
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Yalitza Aparicio Martinez was born 11 December 1993 in Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca.
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Yalitza Aparicio's parents are of indigenous origin; her father is Mixtec and her mother is Triqui.
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Yalitza Aparicio was not fluent in the Mixtec language and had to learn it for her role in Roma.
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Yalitza Aparicio won her first acting role just prior to qualifying as a teacher.
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Yalitza Aparicio made her acting debut in the drama film Roma, which was written and directed by Alfonso Cuaron.
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Yalitza Aparicio earned nominations in the same category from the Chicago Film Critics Association, the Critics' Choice Movie Awards, the Hollywood Film Awards, the Gotham Awards, the San Francisco Film Critics Circle, the Satellite Awards, and the Women Film Critics Circle, as well as recognition from Time and The New York Times.
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Yalitza Aparicio appeared on the cover of Vogue Mexico in January 2019.
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Yalitza Aparicio appeared in the Vanity Fair 2019 "Hollywood Issue" cover.
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Yalitza Aparicio was given the keys to Panama City, Panama, on 8 April 2019.
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Also in 2019, Yalitza Aparicio was featured in the music video for the song "Plata ta ta" by Mon Laferte and Guaynaa.
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In 2020, Yalitza Aparicio was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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In 2021, Yalitza Aparicio featured in the song "America Vibra" alongside Natiruts and Ziggy Marley.
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In 2022, Yalitza Aparicio appeared in the Mexican horror film Presencias.
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Yalitza Aparicio was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2019.