Yalitza Aparicio Archives

Yalitza Aparicio Defends Choice to Wear Designer Clothes as Indigenous Woman

Sofía AguilarApril 19, 2022

by Sofía AguilarApril 19, 202204506

Indigenous peoples everywhere have faced microaggressions and criticism from non-natives for centuries but actress Yalitza Aparicio has been at the forefront since her acting debut in the Oscar-nominated 2018 film Roma. The daughter of Indigenous parents from the Mixtec and...

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Yalitza Aparicio Works with AirBNB to Showcase Magical Towns in Mexico

Virginia IsaadApril 29, 2021

by Virginia IsaadApril 29, 202107065

As the world slowly begins to open up again many people are eager to board a plane and experience their next travel adventure. In an effort to safely and responsibly encourage tourism to Mexico Indigenous actress Yalitza Aparicio is working...

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Yalitza Aparicio is in Mexico Filming Her First Movie Since ‘Roma’

Virginia IsaadMarch 11, 2021March 11, 2021

by Virginia IsaadMarch 11, 2021March 11, 202104827

Indigenous Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio hit it big with her first role in Roma and now, three years later, she’s starring in her second feature film. Aparicio is working on Presences (Presencias), a horror film co-starring Damián Alcázar and directed by Mexican...

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Yalitza Aparicio Set to Host the Latin Grammys

Virginia IsaadNovember 12, 2020

by Virginia IsaadNovember 12, 202005469

Oscar-nominated actress Yalitza Aparicio‘s star continues to shine since her film debut in the 2018 film Roma. It was recently announced that she’ll co-host a four-part documentary series entitled “Peace Peace Now Now” about women in Latin America who survived...

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Does it Make Sense to Reclaim the Term Prieta?

Johanna FerreiraJune 24, 2020June 29, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraJune 24, 2020June 29, 2020035676

I remember the cringing feeling I felt when I first came to understand what the term prieta meant. It mainly came out of the mouths of Dominicans who wanted to have nothing to do with blackness — including their own....

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AOC & Yalitza Aparicio Join Forces to Fight for Domestic Workers

Araceli CruzFebruary 27, 2020July 23, 2020

by Araceli CruzFebruary 27, 2020July 23, 202004606

What happens when two inspiring and powerful Latinas join forces? Beautiful and life-changing things will occur. That is what happened yesterday when Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and actress Yalitza Aparicio met up in Washington D.C. to discuss the rights of domestic...

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Yalitza Aparicio Named UN’s Goodwill Ambassador for Indigenous Peoples

Araceli CruzOctober 8, 2019July 24, 2020

by Araceli CruzOctober 8, 2019July 24, 202002146

In the year that Yalitza Aparicio entered the spotlight, she has given people much more than her talent. As the star of Roma, the 25-year-old actress and Academy Award nominee shed light on domestic workers. The former school teacher also...

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Yalitza Aparicio Talks About Her Greatest Fear During TIME’s 100 Gala

Araceli CruzApril 24, 2019August 10, 2020

by Araceli CruzApril 24, 2019August 10, 202001929

Now that award season is over, actress Yalitza Aparicio has time to breathe — sort of. Last night, she attended TIME 100’s Gala in Manhattan where she was honored as one of the most influential people of the year. The...

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Yalitza Aparicio Among Time’s Most Influential

Virginia IsaadApril 17, 2019August 10, 2020

by Virginia IsaadApril 17, 2019August 10, 202004803

Time magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world includes several Latinx. The list, divided into five section including pioneers, titans, artists, leaders, and icons, features almost an equal number of men and women who are...

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Meet Yalitza Aparicio’s Talented Singing Sister, Edith Aparicio

Araceli CruzMarch 13, 2019August 11, 2020

by Araceli CruzMarch 13, 2019August 11, 202002654

The story of how Yalitza Aparicio won the role of Cleo in Roma is one that is astonishing and serendipitous. Yalitza has recounted the story many times about how her sister wanted to audition for Alfonso Cuarón’s film but was unable to...

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Comedian Tries to Justify Dressing Up In “Brown-Face” As Yalitza Aparicio

Araceli CruzMarch 4, 2019August 11, 2020

by Araceli CruzMarch 4, 2019August 11, 202003374

A Mexican comedian on the show La Parodia — a televised skit program — did a parody of Yalitza Aparicio in full brown face that included a wide prosthetic nose. The actress, Yeka Rosales, and her costars did several segments...

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‘Roma’ Was Great, But We Still Need More Indigenous Voices In Hollywood

Priscilla BlossomFebruary 19, 2019August 14, 2020

by Priscilla BlossomFebruary 19, 2019August 14, 202004090

There’s been a lot of buzz around the 2018 film Roma, and for good reason. Alfonso Cuarón’s homage to the housekeeper who tended to his own childhood home is a story rarely told. It speaks to the experience not only...