POWER REPRESENTED: An Interview with Indigenous Actress Yalitza Aparicio

October 29, 2020| 5:30 p.m.
Michelle Téllez

Actress, educator, and activist Yalitza Aparicio has broken many barriers, including being the first Indigenous woman nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Roma. She is also the new UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Indigenous Peoples. In a wide-ranging interview, Michelle Téllez, assistant professor in the Department of Mexican American Studies, will talk to the actress about her childhood, her experiences with discrimination, her role as Cleo in the movie Roma, the importance of representation, and her activism for domestic workers and Indigenous Peoples 

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