Roma star Yalitza Aparicio says she is proud of her 'Oaxacan' roots after Mexican actor, 60, called her a 'f*****g Indian' after she became the first indigenous woman to be nominated for a best actress Oscar Mexican actor Sergio Goyri, 60, critized the film community for nominating 'a f***ing Indian who says, 'Yes, ma'am, no, ma'am",' on a Friday video 'I am proud to be an Oaxacan indigenous woman, and it saddens me that there are people who do not know the correct meaning of words,' Yalitza Aparicio responded She became the first indigenous woman to be nominated for a best actress Oscar for her work in Netflix's 'Roma' Goyri quickly apologized for his remarks The indigenous population of Mexico is said to be around 12.7million people representing 13% of the county's population
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Published: 17:43 GMT, 16 February 2019 | Updated: 22:52 GMT, 16 February 2019
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Oscar-nominated Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio, who stars in the critically acclaimed film 'Roma,' said on Saturday that she was proud of her indigenous roots after a soap opera star used a racial slur to describe her.
'I am proud to be an
