Yalitza Aparicio Explained

Birth Name:Yalitza Aparicio Martínez
Birth Date:11 December 1993
Birth Place:Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca, Mexico
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:2018–present
Notable Works:Roma
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Yalitza Aparicio Martínez (pronounced as /es/; 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.

Early life

Yalitza Aparicio Martínez was born 11 December 1993[3] in Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca.[4] [5] Her parents are of indigenous origin; her father is Mixtec and her mother is Triqui.[6] [7] She was not, however, fluent in the Mixtec language and had to learn it for her role in Roma.[8] Aparicio was raised by a single mother who worked as a maid.[9] She does not have formal training in acting, but rather has pursued a degree in pre-school education while already holding a degree in early childhood education and worked in a school.[10] [11] She won her first acting role just prior to qualifying as a teacher.[12]

Career

Aparicio made her acting debut in the drama film Roma, which was written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón. The film was released in November 2018. Aparicio received critical acclaim, with Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian stating that she "brings to the role something gentle, delicate, stoic and selfless. She is the jewel of this outstanding film."[13]

For her performance, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first Indigenous American woman to receive a Best Actress Oscar nomination.

She also earned nominations in the same category from the Chicago Film Critics Association,[14] the Critics' Choice Movie Awards,[15] the Hollywood Film Awards,[16] the Gotham Awards,[17] the San Francisco Film Critics Circle,[18] the Satellite Awards,[19] and the Women Film Critics Circle,[20] as well as recognition from Time[21] and The New York Times.[22]

Aparicio appeared on the cover of Vogue México in January 2019. She also appeared in the Vanity Fair 2019 "Hollywood Issue" cover.[23] Aparicio was given the keys to Panama City, Panama, on 8 April 2019. Also in 2019, Aparicio was featured in the music video for the song "Plata ta tá" by Mon Laferte and Guaynaa.[24]

In 2020, Aparicio was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[25]

In 2021, Aparicio featured in the song "América Vibra" alongside Natiruts and Ziggy Marley.[26]

In 2022, Aparicio appeared in the Mexican horror film Presencias. That same year, she had a recurring role as the Moon in four episodes of the second series of the American comedy series Los Espookys and starred in the third episode of the Mexican anthology series Mujeres asesinas.

In 2023, she co-starred with Memo Villegas and Pierre Louis in the comedy film The Great Seduction released on Netflix.[27]

Filmography

Film

Television

Recognition

She was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2019.[31]

Awards and nominations

Chicago Film Critics Association
YearNominated workCategoryResult
2018RomaBest Actress
Most Promising Performer
Georgia Film Critics Association
YearNominated workCategoryResult
2019RomaBest Actress
Breakthrough Award

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Así era la vida de Yalitza Aparicio como maestra, antes de "Roma". El Heraldo de México. 24 January 2019. 18 October 2021. es. 18 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211018002123/https://heraldodemexico.com.mx/espectaculos/2019/1/24/asi-era-la-vida-de-yalitza-aparicio-como-maestra-antes-de-roma-74546.html. live.
  2. Alfonso . Cuarón . Yalitza Aparicio . . 17 April 2019 . 17 April 2019 . 21 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190821181142/https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567863/yalitza-aparicio/ . live .
  3. Web site: Yalitza Aparicio. AlloCine. AlloCiné. 16 December 2018. 5 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190205135038/http://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne=804466.html. live.
  4. Web site: Sippell . Margeaux . First-Time Actress Yalitza Aparicio on How She Found 'Roma' . Variety . 6 December 2018 . 15 December 2018 . 25 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190225215810/https://variety.com/2018/film/features/alfonso-cuaron-roma-yalitza-aparicio-1203081504/ . live .
  5. Web site: Justa . La Tia . Yalitza Es Maestra Y Su Mejor Enseñanza Es La Humilidad . La Tia Justa . 15 December 2018 . 13 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190213124257/http://latiajusta.com.mx/yalitza-es-maestra-y-su-mejor-ensenanza-es-la-humildad/ . live .
  6. Web site: Rivera . Guillermo . Yalitza Aparicio: 'Me dijeron que por ser mujer indígena no podía seguir adelante' . mexico.com . 22 December 2018 . es-MX . 23 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181223030121/https://www.mexico.com/hecho-en-mexico/yalitza-aparicio-me-dijeron-que-por-ser-mujer-indigena-no-podia-seguir-adelante/ . live .
  7. Web site: Yalitza Aparicio, de hacer piñatas a actriz en Hollywood . El Universal . 22 December 2018 . es . 26 November 2018 . 23 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181223030042/http://oaxaca.eluniversal.com.mx/especiales/26-11-2018/yalitza-aparicio-de-hacer-pinatas-actriz-en-hollywood . live .
  8. Web site: 10 cosas que no sabías de Yalitza Aparicio, la mejor actriz del 2018. Quiroz. Brenda. 18 December 2018. Wapa. es. 22 December 2018. 6 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190406132624/https://wapa.pe/entretenimiento/1378505-yalitza-aparicio-netflix-10-cosas-sabias-mejor-actriz-revelacion-roma-mexico-alfonso-cuaron-voque-vanity-fair. live.
  9. Web site: Yalitza Aparicio: An Indigenous Mexican Woman Captivates Hollywood . VOA News . 15 December 2018 . 15 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181215222159/https://www.voanews.com/a/yalitza-aparicio-an-indigenous-mexican-woman-captivates-hollywood/4697052.html . live .
  10. Web site: Roma's Yalitza Aparicio had never acted before. Now she's in one of the year's buzziest films.. Wilkinson. Alissa. 21 November 2018. Vox. 16 December 2018. 16 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181216030130/https://www.vox.com/2018/11/21/18103486/yalitza-aparicio-interview-roma-cuaron. live.
  11. Web site: Children of Women: Yalitza Aparicio and Marina de Tavira's Trip to "Roma". Aguilar. Carlos. 6 December 2018. FLOOD. en-US. 22 December 2018. 3 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190403014541/http://floodmagazine.com/55434/children-of-women-yalitza-aparicio-and-marina-de-taviras-trip-to-roma/. live.
  12. News: Kay . Jeremy . 'ROMA' star Yalitza Aparicio on next steps, female solidarity, Trump . 30 April 2019 . Media Business Insight . Screen Daily . 8 April 2019 . 30 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190430214127/https://www.screendaily.com/news/roma-star-yalitza-aparicio-on-next-steps-female-solidarity-trump/5138392.article . live .
  13. Web site: Bradshaw . Peter . Roma review: Alfonso Cuarón returns to Venice – and Mexico – for a heart-rending triumph . The Guardian . 2 July 2020 . 30 August 2018 . 22 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200622091956/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/aug/30/roma-review-alfonso-cuaron . live .
  14. Web site: 2018 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards . Chicago Film Critics Association . 15 December 2018 . 8 December 2018 . 9 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181209185450/https://chicagofilmcritics.org/awards-blog/2018/12/7/2018-chicago-film-critics-association-awards . live .
  15. Web site: Johnson . Zach . Critics' Choice Awards 2019: The Complete List of Nominations . E! News . 15 December 2018 . 10 December 2018 . 10 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181210202732/https://www.eonline.com/news/994817/critics-choice-awards-2019-the-complete-list-of-nominations . live .
  16. Web site: Grossman . Lena . 2018 Hollywood Film Awards: The Complete List of Winners . E! News . 15 December 2018 . 4 November 2018 . 25 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181125204545/https://www.eonline.com/news/983643/2018-hollywood-film-awards-the-complete-list-of-winners . live .
  17. Web site: Lewis . Hilary . Crist . Allison . 'The Rider' Tops Gotham Awards; Full Winners List . The Hollywood Reporter . 15 December 2018 . 26 November 2018 . 15 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181215223615/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/gotham-awards-winners-2018-list-full-1153638/item/breakthrough-series-long-form-1146683 . live .
  18. Web site: 2018 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards . San Francisco Film Critics Circle . 15 December 2018 . 10 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181210063534/http://sffcc.org/2018/12/2018-san-francisco-film-critics-circle-awards/ . dead .
  19. Web site: 2018 Nominees . International Press Academy . 15 December 2018 . 29 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181129220303/http://www.pressacademy.com/2018-nominees/ . dead .
  20. Web site: The 2018 Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC) Winners . Next Best Picture . 15 December 2018 . 11 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190111071850/https://www.nextbestpicture.com/latest/the-2018-women-film-critics-circle-wfcc-winners . live .
  21. Zacharek . Stephanie . The 10 Best Movie Performances of 2018 . Time . 15 December 2018 . 15 November 2018 . 23 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190323193728/http://time.com/5454745/best-movie-performances-2018/ . live .
  22. News: Scott . A.O. . Morris . Wesley . The Best Actors of 2018 . The New York Times . 5 December 2018 . 15 December 2018 . 1 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201201185201/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/12/05/magazine/great-performers-best-actors-2018.html . live .
  23. Condé Nast . The 2019 Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue Cover Is Here . Vanity Fair . 15 May 2019 . en . 11 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190511035207/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/01/hollywood-cover-2019?verso=true . live .
  24. Web site: Exposito . Suzy . 6 December 2019 . Mon Laferte, Guaynaa lead reggaeton protest in new "Plata ta tá" video . live . 23 April 2023 . . en . 23 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230423174839/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/mon-laferte-guaynaa-yalitza-aparicio-plata-ta-ta-video-922145/ .
  25. Web site: 30 June 2020 . Academy invites 819 to membership . live . 23 April 2023 . . en . 1 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200701054731/https://www.oscars.org/news/academy-invites-819-membership .
  26. Web site: 21 January 2021 . "América Vibra": Natiruts, Ziggy Marley, Yalitiza Aparicio are uniting the Americans with new song . live . 23 April 2023 . . en . 23 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230423174841/https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/america-vibra-natiruts-marley-y-aparicio-evocan-la/ .
  27. Web site: Yalitza Aparicio protagonizará ‘La gran seducción’ de Netflix . 2023-08-29 . infobae . es-ES.
  28. Web site: Yalitza Aparicio vuelve al cine; graba película "Presencias" en Michoacán: FOTOS. es. 9 March 2021. 10 March 2021. El Heraldo de México. 10 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210310014516/https://heraldodemexico.com.mx/nacional/2021/3/9/yalitza-aparicio-vuelve-al-cine-graba-pelicula-presencias-en-michoacan-fotos-267591.html. live.
  29. Web site: Suárez . Cecilia . 2022-08-23 . Yalitza Aparicio protagoniza su próxima película de Netflix: La gran seducción . 2023-08-29 . Vogue . es-MX.
  30. Web site: El episodio de Mujeres Asesinas protagonizado por Yalitza Aparicio, ya tiene fecha de estreno . 29 June 2022 . 14 November 2022 . 14 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221114023006/https://www.vogue.mx/estilo-de-vida/articulo/yalitza-aparicio-protagoniza-mujeres-asesinas-episodio . live .
  31. 2022-12-17. 2019-10-15. BBC News. en-GB. BBC 100 Women 2019: Who is on the list this year?. 9 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211209173642/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-50042279. live.