Yalitza Aparicio
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Aparicio at the 2019 Academy Awards | |
| Born | Yalitza Aparicio Martínez 11 December 1993 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Notable work | Roma |
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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 American woman to be nominated for that award. In 2019, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. She was also named the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Indigenous Peoples in the same year.