Yalitza Aparicio

I've never liked feeling closed in.

— Yalitza Aparicio

My name means 'sunrise of life.'

— Yalitza Aparicio

I'm not the face of Mexico.

— Yalitza Aparicio

I have not decided if I want to be a teacher or an actor, because I like both of them.

— Yalitza Aparicio

I don't think I am an actor, because I haven't studied to be an actress.

— Yalitza Aparicio

I wanted to be like my mum: as strong as her. She was my role model.

— Yalitza Aparicio

I don't want my mum to be a domestic worker any more because it is so exhausting.

— Yalitza Aparicio

It shouldn't matter what you're into, how you look - you can achieve whatever you aspire to.

— Yalitza Aparicio

In life, you have ups and downs, but you should never give up. You should always try to get ahead.

— Yalitza Aparicio

People who know me cannot believe that I am here, because I am so shy.

— Yalitza Aparicio

Never, never in my life did I have it in my mind to become an actress or be part of a film.

— Yalitza Aparicio

My skin - very Mexican, very Oaxaquenan, and very human, from the color of my land and the diversity of its colors.

— Yalitza Aparicio

Yes, you can do it. You can dream about being on the cover of magazines; you can dream about being in a…

— Yalitza Aparicio

I haven't really made plans for the future; I'm just enjoying the moment, going with the flow. I haven't really had time…

— Yalitza Aparicio

For me, it has been very important to grow up knowing about my mom's work and that she was always, at every…

— Yalitza Aparicio

My sister sings, and in Mexico, we have these things called 'Casa de la Cultura,' which are specific places where they actually…

— Yalitza Aparicio

I never expected a camera was going to follow all of my moves, and that was surprising when I saw it for…

— Yalitza Aparicio

Politicians make a lot of promises when they are campaigning, and they come to towns, and people get enthusiastic about them coming…

— Yalitza Aparicio

I believe acting and teaching are not so far apart. As a teacher, you educate. And films educate, too, but they do…

— Yalitza Aparicio

It wasn't something that I really wanted or had dreamed about. Because of your socioeconomic status or your culture, you think you…

— Yalitza Aparicio

After every screen test, my family would ask how it went, but I would just say that I didn't know.

— Yalitza Aparicio

I realized that film can educate people of all ages in a far-reaching way.

— Yalitza Aparicio

Sometimes, when I'm surrounded by a lot of people, I shake, I'm so nervous.

— Yalitza Aparicio

I really love teaching; I was actually studying to be a preschool teacher.

— Yalitza Aparicio

Just because you are a woman doesn't mean you have to suffer more. We have to get that idea out of our…

— Yalitza Aparicio

Employers tend to forget that the people who are working for them are also suffering. They also have problems. They also are…

— Yalitza Aparicio

Certain stereotypes are being broken: that only people with a certain profile can be actresses or be on the cover of magazines.

— Yalitza Aparicio