Laura Esquivel

Eric Skipper (University of South Carolina)
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Born in 1950 in Mexico City, Mexico, Laura Esquivel was a kindergarten teacher before becoming a professional writer. Her work in a theater workshop for children led her to create her own material. She wrote for television programs in the 1970s and 1980s; her husband at the time, the film director Alfonso Arau, encouraged her to turn her attentions to cinema. While the premise for

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(1989), Esquivel’s most successful work, was originally intended for film, budgetary concerns for a period film led her to try the novel form. While Esquivel was born into a Catholic family, religious education was not strict. The writer’s belief in the “law of love” avails itself abundantly in her work.

Esquivel is best known for her novel/ cookbook Como agua para chocolate:

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Citation: Skipper, Eric. "Laura Esquivel". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2009 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=12574, accessed 19 March 2024.]

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