Mexican actress Aparicio named UNESCO ambassador

PARIS (AP) — The United Nations’ cultural agency UNESCO has appointed Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio as its goodwill ambassador for indigenous peoples.
The 25-year-old actress made history as the first indigenous performer nominated for a best actress honor at the Academy Awards this year for her performance in the film “Roma”, in which she speaks in an indigenous language and in Spanish.
The Paris-based organization said Friday that Aparicio, who was born in the poor M