Yalitza Aparicio

Acting

Yalitza Aparicio

Born 1993-12-11 · Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca, México

Yalitza Aparicio Martínez (born 11 December 1993) is a Mexican actress. She is known for her debut acting role in Alfonso Cuarón's Roma (2018), which earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress nomination.

Acting credits

Roma poster
7.6

In 1970s Mexico City, two domestic workers help a mother of four while her husband is away for an extended period of time.

Roma

2018

Presencias poster
6.7

A man returns to his father's cabin where he spent a good part of his childhood and where his younger sister drowned.

Presencias

2022

Let's Dance poster
6.1

Justin Peck, the New York City Ballet's resident choreographer, created a series of dances for 2018's best actors. The scenarios put everyday characters in familiar situations: packed into a subway car, stuck in a doctor's office, caught in downpour. But once they start moving, the actors turn our common experiences into welcome moments of enchantment.

Let's Dance

2018

The Great Seduction poster
6.7

When a golden opportunity arises to boost the fortunes of a forgotten fishing town, its residents set out to trick their way to making it happen.

The Great Seduction

2023

The Long Haul poster
NR

Long-haul trucking has been CJ's entire life. When she receives a letter from the parole board, everything she has been running from finally catches up to her; forcing her to deal with her past, present, and future all at once.

The Long Haul

2026

In the Still of the Night poster
NR

On the Day of the Dead, a 10-year-old kid anxiously awaits a visit from his grandfather from the afterlife to finally meet him

In the Still of the Night

2025

Road to Roma poster
7.8

Director Alfonso Cuarón reflects on the childhood memories, period details and creative choices that shaped his Academy Award-winning film 'ROMA.'

Road to Roma

2020

Sweatshop Girl poster
2.0

Inés works as a seamstress in a sweatshop where pregnancy tests are periodically administered. When she becomes pregnant, she is sure that her condition will get her fired. She does everything she can to keep it a secret.

Sweatshop Girl

2023

Uprising poster
NR

Through an AI-driven reinterpretation of Mexican Revolution footage captured by the country's cinema pioneers, this documentary offers a fresh look at a pivotal historical moment. It traces the movement's rise, peak, and fall, the birth of a new nation, and invites us to question the narratives that have shaped our identity and the present we inhabit.

Uprising

2026