“Roma” tells the story of a young woman, Cleo, played by newcomer Yalitza Aparicio, and her life as a housekeeper to a middle-class family in Mexico City in the 1970s. The film documents the ...

Long before Yalitza Aparicio became the first indigenous woman nominated for best actress at the Oscars, she applied for a retail position at a clothing store in her hometown of Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca ...

Three years ago, Yalitza Aparicio had just completed her studies to be a preschool teacher in Tlaxiaco, Mexico. After a moving performance in Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma, she is a best actress Oscar ...

Yalitza Aparicio became a recognizable face almost overnight. As the lead actress of Alfonso Cuarón’s “ Roma,” the 25-year-old has been a shining star on the awards circuit ever since the ...

Aparicio, now 25, had just completed her teaching degree and was living in that mountainous city of 40,000 when she auditioned on a whim for the lead role in “Roma,” a housekeeper and nanny ...

The Alfonso Cuaron film, which is set in Mexico, is a favorite heading into the 2019 Oscars, with 10 nominations. 'Roma' already won Golden Globes for best director and best foreign language film.