Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1950
- Works
- 34
Top works
- Very Mexican Christmas
- Como agua para chocolate
- Kemo mayim le-shoḳoladah
- Íntimas suculencias
- Lo que yo vi
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Film & TV
Writing · Mexico City, Mexico
Mexican writer and politician. She is internationally known for her work "Como agua para chocolate" published in 1989, translated into more than 30 languages. From 2008 to 2011 she held the position of General Director of Culture in Coyoacán, Mexico City. From 2015 to 2018, she was a federal Representative for the Movimiento de Regeneración Nacional (Morena), the party created by former…
Known for
- Made in Mexico — Self2012
- Conversando con Cristina Pacheco — Self1997
- Chido Guan, el tacos de oro — Esposa de Don Charo1986
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Music · MusicBrainz
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Laura Beatriz Esquivel Valdés (born 30 September 1950) is a Mexican novelist, screenwriter and former politician. Her first novel Como agua para chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate) became a bestseller in Mexico and the United States, and was later developed into an award-winning film.
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