10 Aug 2024Yalitza Aparicio of 'Roma' and the Politics of Stardom in MexicoMEXICO CITY — Yalitza Aparicio, the star of Alfonso Cuarón’s “Roma,” sat on a sunny bench in Parque Mexico, just a few blocks from the Mexico City neighborhood that gave the film its title. She chose the park for a chat amid months of red carpets, photo shoots and press interviews in hotel rooms because she said it reminded her most of home, Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca.
