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My Take
Aparicio is one of the most quietly extraordinary stories in modern film. A preschool teacher of Indigenous heritage from Oaxaca, she walked into Cuaron's Roma with no acting experience and walked out an Academy Award nominee, the first Indigenous Mexican woman ever recognized in that category. Time naming her among the world's hundred most influential people, alongside the BBC 100 Women honor, only confirms what her debut already proved. What moves me is not just the talent but the meaning of her arrival; she expanded who gets to be seen on screen. I consider her presence itself a form of hope.
Overview
Yalitza Aparicio Martínez (Spanish: [ɟʝaˈlitsa apaˈɾisjo] ; born 11 December 1993) is a Mexican actress. She made her film debut as Cleo in Alfonso Cuarón's 2018 drama Roma, which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress; Aparicio was the first Indigenous Mexican woman to be nominated for that award. In 2019, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yalitza Aparicio
- Name (Japanese)
- ヤリッツァ・アパリシオ
- Reading
- やりっつぁ・あぱりしお
- Born
- December 11, 1993 (age 32)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rooster
- Origin
- Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca, Mexico
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 1 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- preschool teacher / actor / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2019 BBC 100 Women
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Roma | — |
6. Links
Actor — see all → · More people from Mexico →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.