Yalitza Aparicio

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

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

“My name means 'sunrise of life.'”

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

“My sister sings, and in Mexico, we have these things called 'Casa de la Cultura,' which are specific places where they actually foster culture. They support people who want to do something in culture.”

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

“Politicians make a lot of promises when they are campaigning, and they come to towns, and people get enthusiastic about them coming to their communities. And then they don't fulfill the promises.”