Yalitza Aparicio reveals her inspiring new challenge in Hollywood

Yalitza Aparicio's success for her role as Cleo in the film Roma has completely transformed her life. And now, the Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca native has a set of new goals in her life. One of them is to stand out in Hollywood – which is why she is why getting ready to learn English. During an interview, the 25-year-old revealed she wants to continue learning about the film industry so that she can place herself at the 'mecca of film.’

"In regards to not continuing (acting) which I had been asked directly, I said yes I would like to continue. In fact, I had mentioned that one of my first resolutions is to learn English. I don’t know if exactly here in Hollywood. As you may have realized, even though it is a Mexican film, it has had great importance, and there may be many other Mexican films that can reach the same place, " she said.

As to how she prepared for the film by Alfonso Cuarón, Yalitza shared that she worked very hard to make her performance as accurate as possible – something she achieved thanks to her mother and the long conversations she had with 'Libo.' Liboria Rodriguez, Cuarón’s the nanny was the foundation of the story.

"My mother has been a domestic worker for many years, so I had the opportunity to learn a little about her work and in this film I tried to combine how she was, things I remembered about how she did her job, and also other things that 'Libo' had said. I was mixing those things to personify the character. "

But Alfonso Cuarón hasn’t been the only to guide Yalitza on her path to fame and success. Other celebrities have expressed support and wished her well as well as given her advice to continue conquering the screen big.

Actress Adriana Barraza, who was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for Babel (2006), spoke in an interview with the Mexican t.v. show, De Primera Mano, and said for her to keep on going: "When I spoke on the phone with Yalitza, I said, look, what I can tell you, is that God is going to give you what you need, not what you want; and second, study Yalitza, study so that you can sustain all the wonderful things that are to come to you, " said the actress.