Laura Esquivel

Laura Esquivel Valdés ( born September 30, 1950 in Mexico City) is a Mexican author.

She became famous for her novel "Como agua para chocolate" (1989 ), which was translated into 33 languages ​​and made ​​into a movie. The film was shot in 1992 by her husband Alfonso Arau in Mexico.

Laura Esquivel was originally a teacher, is the founder of a workshop for children's theater and literature and a " Centro de invención Permanent " ( " center Prolonged invention " ) for children. She worked for television and for the movies before dedicating himself to literature.

Her latest novel, Malinche describes the life of one of the most enigmatic women in Mexican history. Malinche was the interpreter of the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés. With their help, Cortés managed the agreement with his enemies, the Aztecs, as well as with his friends in Mesoamerica.

Works

  • Como agua para chocolate ( in German: Bittersweet chocolate, filmed in 1992 by Alfonso Arau )
  • La ley del Amor
  • Intimas suculencias
  • Tan como el deseo veloz
  • Malinche
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