A Mexican television personality wore brownface and a prosthetic nose in a parody of 'Roma' star Yalitza Aparicio, sparking controversy and drawing split opinions
A Mexican television personality wore brownface and a prosthetic nose in a parody of"Roma" star Yalitza Aparicio, sparking controversy and drawing split opinions.
Yessica Rosales, also known as Yeka Rosales, played Aparicio in the new season of Mexican network Televisa's comedy show"La Parodia," which premiered Monday. Several photos and images of the sketch show Rosales with brown skin, thick lips and wearing a black wig in an apparent effort to make herself look more like the indigenous actress.A representative for Aparicio said the actress had no comment about the parody.
— Yessica Rosales February 25, 2019 Televisa spokesman Alejandro Olmos Cruz said the network strongly condemns any form of racism. "We do not believe that the production of 'La Parodia' engages in this type of practice," Olmos Cruz said in an email.He indicated that Rosales' characterization was in"bad taste."The network has not received any negative feedback about the sketch after more than 1.
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