(CNN) 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.

Rosales' character -- "La Yalitza" -- was part of a larger parody of Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón's film that included parodies of several members of the cast.

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