Yalitza Aparicio; the big protagonist of the Oscars: rented, criticized and retouched

Unwittingly, since she went to cast along with her sister, Yalitza Aparicio, a teacher in Oaxaca, dazzled the casting head of "Roma" and Alfonso Cuarón gave her the green light to turn her into "Cleo" , main character of the film. who, with ten nominations, arrives tomorrow as the great Oscar nominee, in his 91st edition.

Since its premiere on Netflix last December, Yalitza Aparicio has been experiencing a hurricane of magazine coverage, recognized by Mexican lawmakers, victim of alleged conspiracies and even insulted to its indigenous identity.

The 25-year-old has appeared on the cover of many fashion magazines and has become the first woman of Aboriginal descent on the front page of Vogue.

This week, HELLO magazine! He placed it on the front with a long red dress with a cleavage. And he accompanied this image with several titles of the interview made to the actress.

"I've always been proud of who I am and who I am," says one of the titles, while in another, he states that he has no speeches ready when he wins the Oscar tomorrow (with TNT broadcast).

However, critics soon came. Not towards her but towards the publication retouching the image of the young woman, who seems a little leaner and even of a whiter complexion.

"Some argue … others are treating it," El Universal newspaper said yesterday, one of the best-selling newspapers in Mexico.

"I've always been proud of who I am and who I am"

Yalitza Aparicio
protagonist of "Rome"

And in previous covers, just like the iconic Vogue, the skin color of this woman from the state of Oaxaca, in the south of the country, was the only one of its kind. one of the poorest in the country.

In networks, the misuse of Photoshop has developed as a foam.

The Twitter account "Malditos stereotipos", for example, has criticized ¡HOLA! to "resist seeing beauty beyond European standards".

But this is not the only controversy to have seen this young woman, without experience in the interpretation before "Rome" of Alfonso Cuarón, who aspires to ten awards.

In recent days, the actor Sergio Goyri has called the actress, very pejoratively, "pinche india", to which she responded – according to his manager – with elegance: "The Indians are Indian".

Although this has never been fully confirmed, several actresses have also plotted against Yalitza via a WhatsApp chat in order to prevent Aparicio from participating in the category of Best Actress in the Ariel Awards of Mexican Cinema.

Positively, the fury of "Rome" is more than obvious, because although generating divisions of opinion, it is considered by many Mexicans as an example and a justification of the national cinema and the country itself. .

And the support is more than obvious in scenarios as unusual as politics.

This week, Mexican MPs have called for respect for the country's ethnic diversity and cultural richness as part of the tribute to the best nominated actress at the film's most famous awards.

In recognizing Yalitza's "transcendence in the public sphere," MPs called on states and municipalities across the country to promote policies and measures to prevent and eliminate discrimination in all its manifestations.

Ignoring all this or not, Yalitza Aparicio, always a little economical on social networks, wrote this Thursday: "In Los Angeles, California" and accompanied the text of several hearts.

The more than 1.1 million followers who add to Instagram and its nearly 200,000 on Twitter will follow its vicissitudes in the Mecca of the film and its possible win tomorrow.