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"'Some in Mexico have argued that Aparicio’s success was down to luck, but her brothers’ dance teacher disagrees. 'This is a rare family, which without having any contact with the arts through their parents, has produced four artists,' says Uriel Aguilar. 'All have natural born talent.'” 

~ N. Lakhani

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/22/roma-star-yalitza-aparicio-hometown-mexico-success-story-oscars

"Aparicio’s popularity is especially strong in California where many Mexican-Americans can trace their roots to migrants from the southern Mexican states of Oaxaca, Michoacán and Guerrero. Those states have vibrant, diverse indigenous populations that historically faced discrimination in Mexico."

~ R. Contreras

https://www.apnews.com/689ad1f7d2084812b1b4086e248144b8


"I would like to play women from the real world."

~ Y. Aparacio to M. Griffis

http://www.flaunt.com/content/yalitza-aparicio