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Is Alfonso Cuarón the first Mexican filmmaker to win the Best Director Oscar?

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Yes, Alfonso Cuarón is the first Mexican filmmaker to win the Best Director Oscar. He won the award for his work on the 2018 film Roma, which he also wrote and produced. The film is a semi-autobiographical drama about a young woman growing up in Mexico City in the 1970s.
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