Strong Role Quotes by Yalitza Aparicio

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

— Yalitza Aparicio

I've never liked feeling closed in.

— Yalitza Aparicio

My name means 'sunrise of life.'

— Yalitza Aparicio

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

— Yalitza Aparicio

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

— Yalitza Aparicio

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

— Yalitza Aparicio

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

— Yalitza Aparicio

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

— Yalitza Aparicio

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

— Yalitza Aparicio

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

— Yalitza Aparicio

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

— 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