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Born on September 30, 1950, in Mexico City, Mexico, Laura Esquivel began writing while working as a kindergarten teacher. She wrote plays for her students and wrote children’s television programs during the 1970s and 1980s. Her first novel, Like Water for Chocolate, became internationally beloved and was made into an award-winning film. Her other titles include The Law of Love and Between the Fires.

Profile

Mexican writer and author. Born on September 30, 1950, in Mexico City, Mexico. Esquivel began writing while working as a kindergarten teacher. She wrote plays for her students and then went on to write children’s television programs during the 1970s and 1980s.

Esquivel often explores the relationship between men and women in Mexico in her work. She is best known for Like Water for Chocolate (1990), an imaginative and compelling combination of novel and cookbook. It had been released in Mexico a year earlier. After the release of the film version in 1992, Like Water for Chocolate became internationally known and loved. The book has sold more than 4.5 million copies.

Esquivel has continued to show her creative flair and lyrical style in her later work. Accompanied by a collection of music, her second novel The Law of Love (1996) combined romance and science fiction. Between the Fires (2000) featured essays on life, love, and food. Her novel, Malinche (2006), explores the life of a near mythic figure in Mexican history-the woman who served as Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés’s interpreter and mistress.

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Once married to director Alfonso Arau, Esquivel is divorced and lives in Mexico City, Mexico.

QUICK FACTS

  • Name: Laura Esquivel
  • Birth Year: 1950
  • Birth date: September 30, 1950
  • Birth City: Mexico City
  • Birth Country: Mexico
  • Gender: Female
  • Best Known For: Laura Esquivel is the author of Like Water for Chocolate, an imaginative and compelling combination of novel and cookbook, as well as other books.
  • Industries
    • Education and Academia
    • Fiction and Poetry
    • Journalism and Nonfiction
    • Television
  • Astrological Sign: Libra
  • Nacionalities
    • Mexican
  • Occupations
    • Screenwriter
    • Journalist
    • Author

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CITATION INFORMATION

  • Article Title: Laura Esquivel Biography
  • Author: Biography.com Editors
  • Website Name: The Biography.com website
  • Url: https://www.biography.com/authors-writers/laura-esquivel
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  • Publisher: A&E; Television Networks
  • Last Updated: April 16, 2019
  • Original Published Date: April 2, 2014