'Roma' producer could make history at the Oscars

NEW YORK (AP) — After more than a decade collaborating with the writer and director Alfonso Cuaron, producer Gabriela Rodriguez knew his work inside out. But even she didn't anticipate the universal success his "Roma" has enjoyed.

"I thought it would have an interesting impact in Latin America, but not that it would get to where it's gotten around the world and much less that the academies and guilds would recognize it as they have," Rodriguez said in a recent interview with The Associated Press.

"I never doubted the movie was spectacular," she added. "The big surprise was seeing people from every place in the world, from any social class and ethnicity, connecting with the story.