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Laura Esquivel
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Mexican writer
OverviewAI-generated
Laura Esquivel is a Mexican screenwriter, novelist, writer, and politician. Born in Mexico City in 1950, she speaks Spanish and began her work period in 1989. She is a member of the Morena political party and was married to Alfonso Arau.
Her notable work includes the novel *Like Water for Chocolate*, which falls under the genre of magic realism. Other top works attributed to her are *Very Mexican Christmas*, *Como agua para chocolate*, *Kemo mayim le-shoḳoladah*, *Íntimas suculencias*, and *Lo que yo vi*.
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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
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
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
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1950-09-30 ) 30 September 1950 (age 75) , Cuauhtémoc , Mexico City , Mexico
- Occupation
- Novelist , screenwriter
- Genre
- Magical realism , science fiction
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Laura
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Mexico
- Place of birth
- Mexico City
- Spouse
- Alfonso Arau
- Occupation
- educator
- Political party
- Morena
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Notable work
- Like Water for Chocolate
- Genre
- magic realism
- Image
- Laura Esquivel, MEX AN LECTORES DE LA FERIA (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1950-09-30
- start of work period
- 1989-00-00
- different from
- Laura Esquivel
- P10632
- Laura Esquivel
- Commons category
- Laura Esquivel (writer)
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Literary career
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