Yalitza Aparicio

Biography

Yalitza Aparicio Martínez is a Mexican actress born on December 11, 1993, in Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca. Her breakthrough role as Cleo in Alfonso Cuarón's 2018 drama Roma earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress nomination, making her the first Indigenous Mexican woman to receive the honor. In 2019, she was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine, and also became the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Indigenous Peoples.