Laura Esquivel

Laura Beatriz Esquivel Valdés (born September 30, 1950) is a Mexican novelist, screenwriter and politician, serving in the LXIII Legislature of the Mexican Congress in the Chamber of Deputies for the Morena Party from 2015 to 2018. 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.

This article is about the Mexican writer. For the Argentine actress, see Laura Natalia Esquivel.
Laura Esquivel
Laura Esquivel in Sofia in 2011
Born (1950-09-30) 30 September 1950
Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, Mexico
OccupationNovelist, screenwriter
NationalityMexican
GenreMagical realism, science fiction
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