Yalitza Aparicio

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aparicio and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.
Yalitza Aparicio
Aparicio at the 2019 Academy Awards
Born
Yalitza Aparicio Martínez

(1993-12-11) 11 December 1993 (age 30)
Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca, Mexico
OccupationActress
Years active2018–present
Notable workRoma
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Yalitza Aparicio Martínez (Spanish: [ɟʝaˈlitsa apaˈɾisjo] ⓘ; born 11 December 1993) is a Mexican actress.[1] 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 American woman to be nominated for that award. In 2019, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world.[2] She was also named the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Indigenous Peoples in the same year.[3][4]

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  2. ^ Cuarón, Alfonso (17 April 2019). "Yalitza Aparicio". Time. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio named UNESCO goodwill ambassador for indigenous peoples", ABC 7, 4 October 2019, archived from the original on 6 October 2021, retrieved 4 October 2019
  4. ^ "Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio named UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador", UNESCO, 4 October 2019, archived from the original on 5 October 2019, retrieved 4 October 2019