About Laura Esquivel
Laura Esquivel was born in Mexico City in 1951 and currently lives in Mexico City, Mexico. She was a former kindergarden teacher before she decided to be come a screenwriter (Laura Esquival was originally a screenwriter). She was nominated for the Ariel Award for best screenplay in 1992. Like Water For Chocolate went on to become the largest grossing foreign film ever released in the United States. Laura won the Abby Award (American booksellers Association) in 1992 for Like Water For Chocolate. This book was published in English in 1992 and is known worldwide with over 3 million copies sold in 30 different languages. Anther book by Laura Esquivel is How to Make an American Quilt. Another screenplay by Laura Esquivel is Chido One.
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