Yalitza Aparicio

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.

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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)

Origin

Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca, Mexico

Height

148 cm

Occupation

preschool teacher / actor / film actor / television actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Rooster

Awards & achievements

• 2019 BBC 100 Women

Filmography / notable works

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/yalitzaapariciomtz/
• Xhttps://x.com/yalitzaaparicio
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yalitza%20Aparicio
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A4%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%83%84%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%91%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B7%E3%82%AA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58902990

Tags

• Oaxaca
• preschool teacher
• actor
• film actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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