A Mexican town watches its ‘Roma’ star shine. Another treasure’s fate is less clear

A moto-taxi, a common form of transportation in Tlaxiaco.

“Roma” star Yalitza Aparicio taught at this private kindergarten in Tlaxiaco.

Parishioners with figurines of baby Jesus after a Fiesta de la Candelaria Mass in Tlaxiaco.

Market day in Tlaxiaco.

Paris Chiquito, or “Little Paris,” is the nickname for Tlaxiaco.

Guadalupe Ramirez, right, gives music lessons at the Casa de la Cultura in Tlaxiaco.

A clock tower is surrounded by an open-air market in the Plaza de la Constitucion in Tlaxiaco.

The home where actress Yalitza Aparicio lived with her family.

Nuestra Se–ora de la Asuncion Catholic Church, which anchors the Esplanada Benito Juarez in Tlaxiaco..