Yalitza Aparicio named as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador

Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio has been named UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Indigenous Peoples. She made history as the first indigenous performer nominated for a best actress honor at the 2019 Academy Awards for her performance in the film “Roma”, in which she speaks in an indigenous language and in Spanish.

Topics: Academy Awards , Aparicio , Creative works , Films , Indigenous peoples of the Americas , Mixtec people , Roma , Schoolteachers , Trique people , Yalitza Aparicio

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