Taking place in the early 1970s in Mexico City, Netflix's Roma is a semibiographical take on the life of Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuarón, following a formative year in the life of a middle-class family and their live-in housekeeper. The film allowed Netflix to score its first-ever Oscar nomination for best picture.
Yalitza Aparicio, who makes her debut in the film as Cleodegaria "Cleo" Gutiérrez, one of the family's maids, also became the first Indigenous woman (and only the second Mexican woman) to get an Oscar nomination for best actress. Another exciting individual honor for the film: a best supporting actress nomination for Marina de Tavira, who plays Sra. Sofía, the secretive mother of four and matriarch of the family.
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De Tavira's nomination is one of the biggest surprises of this year's Oscar nominations.
Yalitza Aparicio, who makes her debut in the film as Cleodegaria "Cleo" Gutiérrez, one of the family's maids, also became the first Indigenous woman (and only the second Mexican woman) to get an Oscar nomination for best actress. Another exciting individual honor for the film: a best supporting actress nomination for Marina de Tavira, who plays Sra. Sofía, the secretive mother of four and matriarch of the family.
Related: Best Foreign Film Is a Hot Oscar Category This Year - Here's What to Know
De Tavira's nomination is one of the biggest surprises of this year's Oscar nominations.
- 2/23/2019
- by Corinne Sullivan
- Popsugar.com
MEXICO CITY -- The comedy Nicotina (Nicotine) fired up the 46th Ariel Awards ceremony, garnering six of Mexico's top film prizes, while drama El Misterio del Trinidad (The Mystery of the Trinity) grabbed best picture and best director. The winners, announced Tuesday night at Mexico City's Palace of Fine Arts, were culled from a field of 15 features. Altavista's Nicotina won best actor (Rafael Inclan), actress (Rosa Maria Bianchi) and supporting actor (Daniel Gimenez Cacho). Nicotina tells the story of a hacker, played by Diego Luna, who becomes mixed up with jewel thieves. The picture has grossed $45 million pesos ($4.1 million) in Mexico.
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