Yalitza Aparicio

People are shown walking around at Tlaxiaco’s market, with the steeples of the Santa Maria de la Asunción church in the distance.

Radio waves connect Mexicans in remote Tlaxiaco with family in the US

Tlaxiaco has been inundated with international attention in recent months because it’s the hometown of Yalitza Aparicio, the star of the movie Roma, who emerged from obscurity to become an Oscar nominee. But Tlaxiaco is already well known in Fresno, California, and other cities throughout the US because of decades of migration from this region of Mexico. Those ties are fortified by La Hora Mixteca, or The Mixtec Hour, a bi-national radio program.

Radio waves connect Mexicans in remote Tlaxiaco with family in the US
Yalitza Aparicio mira hacia un lado con su mano en el menton.

Yalitza Aparicio: "Siempre crecí orgullosa de quien soy."

Yalitza Aparicio: "Siempre crecí orgullosa de quien soy."
Yalitza Aparicio poses for a portrait

Yalitza Aparicio: 'I grew up always proud of who I am'

Yalitza Aparicio: 'I grew up always proud of who I am'
a black and white photo of a woman looking out a car window

Yalitza Aparicio challenges stereotypes in debut role in 'Roma'

Yalitza Aparicio challenges stereotypes in debut role in 'Roma'