The book, a best-seller that has been translated into more than thirty languages, won the American Booksellers Book of the Year Award in 1994. The book includes a recipe at the beginning of each chapter, with the ingredients setting the tone for the characters and plot twists throughout the book. Esquivel later wrote the screenplay for the award-winning movie as well, which was directed by Alfonso Arau. Arau and Esquivel would later marry and team up to write and direct Chido Guan, el tacos de oro, which won the Ariel award in 1985.Įsquivel’s most famous book is Like Water for Chocolate, a combination novel, and cookbook that has sold more than 4.5 million copies. Arau was known for creating comical villains in movies such as Romancing the Stone and The Three Amigos. Screenwriting classes with actor/director Alfonso Arau further awakened Esquivel’s writing abilities. During this time, she wrote plays for her students as well as short stories and content for children’s television programs. During the 1970s and 1980s, she worked as a kindergarten teacher. Esquivel studied education with an interest in children’s theater. Laura Esquivel is a Latina author who was born in Mexico City, Mexico on September 30, 1950.
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