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Laura Esquivel(I)

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Laura Esquivel
Laura Esquivel was born on 30 September 1950 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. She is a writer and actress, known for Like Water for Chocolate (1992), Chido Guan, el tacos de oro (1986) and Like Water for Chocolate (2024).
BornSeptember 30, 1950
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BornSeptember 30, 1950
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

    Known for

    Lumi Cavazos and Marco Leonardi in Like Water for Chocolate (1992)
    Like Water for Chocolate
    7.1
    • Writer
    • 1992
    Mario Almada, Fernando Arau, and Jorge Reynoso in Chido Guan, el tacos de oro (1986)
    Chido Guan, el tacos de oro
    5.6
    • Writer
    • 1986
    Azul Guaita in Like Water for Chocolate (2024)
    Like Water for Chocolate
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Katuwira, donde nacen y mueren los sueños (1996)
    Katuwira, donde nacen y mueren los sueños
    5.2
    • Additional Crew
    • 1996

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    Writer

    • Like Water for Chocolate
      • novel
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2024
    • Azul Guaita in Like Water for Chocolate (2024)
      Like Water for Chocolate
      7.6
      TV Series
      • novel
      • based on the novel by
      • 2024
    • El Mastuerzo, Ángel Garnica, Daniel Esquivel, and Ernesto Anaya in El camino del fuego (2018)
      El camino del fuego
      • writer
      • 2018
    • Lumi Cavazos and Marco Leonardi in Like Water for Chocolate (1992)
      Like Water for Chocolate
      7.1
      • novel
      • written by
      • 1992
    • Mario Almada, Fernando Arau, and Jorge Reynoso in Chido Guan, el tacos de oro (1986)
      Chido Guan, el tacos de oro
      5.6
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 1986

    Additional Crew

    • Katuwira, donde nacen y mueren los sueños (1996)
      Katuwira, donde nacen y mueren los sueños
      5.2
      • literary advisor
      • 1996
    • Lumi Cavazos and Marco Leonardi in Like Water for Chocolate (1992)
      Like Water for Chocolate
      7.1
      • editorial advisor
      • 1992

    Actress

    • Mario Almada, Fernando Arau, and Jorge Reynoso in Chido Guan, el tacos de oro (1986)
      Chido Guan, el tacos de oro
      5.6
      • Espoda de don Charo
      • 1986

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • September 30, 1950
      • Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
    • Spouse
      • Alfonso Arau1975 - ?
    • Publicity listings
      • 5 Magazine Cover Photos

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      Was married to film director Alfonso Arau, who directed Like Water for Chocolate (1992), the film adaptation of her novel "Like Water for Chocolate."

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