10 facts to meet Yalitza Aparicio, star of "Roma & # 39;

CITY OF MEXICO, MEXICO.- Since the film premiere "Rome", from the Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón, the name of Yalitza Aparicio echoes in the world of the seventh art. His face has monopolized major news programs, television programs and major magazine covers.

But who is it? Yalitza Aparicio gave birth to Cleodegaria Gutiérrez, Cleo, in "Rome".

Here are 10 facts to know more about her:
1.- He was born on December 11, 1993 in Tlaxiaco, an indigenous town belonging to the Mixteca Alta of the State of Oaxaca.

2.- She has a degree in education and has been a teacher at a local school.

3.- He had never acted before auditioning for the film and his participation was a mere coincidence. In reality, her sister was interested in the selection and invited her to accompany him to the audition. There, Yalitza delighted the producers and was asked to continue the process.

4.- The mother of Yalitza Aparicio was a housekeeper, like Cleo, her character in the film.

5.- "Roma" is her first project as an actress, but not the only one: The New York Times has dedicated her the short film "The Daisy" (The Margarita).

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6.- Vogue Mexico magazine has dedicated its first cover to 2019.

7.- Yalitza Aparicio confessed in the past Morelia Film Festivalwhen they called her to make a new cast in Mexico City, she was afraid "it's a trap, in my community things like this are never done".

8.- For the film, they were looking for a preference for Mixtec speakers, because in some scenes, they have dialogues. However, Yalitza did not know how to speak it, but she had learned the language of the film.

9.- The actress who plays Adela, Nancy García, is Yalitza's best friend in real life. And in fact, it's Nancy who taught her to speak the mixtec because she spoke a language.

10.- Although she wishes to continue her preparation as an actress, she said that being a teacher was one of her pbadions and that she did not want to be an actress. did not intend to abandon it.