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 also made into a film . The film was shot in Mexico in 1992 by her husband Alfonso Arau .
Laura Esquivel was originally a teacher, is the founder of a workshop for children's theater and literature and a “ Centro de Invención Permanente ” (“Center of Enduring Invention”) for children. She worked for television and for cinema before devoting herself to literature.
Her latest novel Malinche describes the life of one of the most colorful women in Mexican history. Malinche was the interpreter of the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés . With their help, Cortés managed to come to an understanding with his enemies, the Aztecs , as well as with his friends in Mesoamerica .
In 2018 she was appointed to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , which awards the Oscars every year.
Works
- Como agua para chocolate (in German: Bittersweet chocolate , filmed in 1992 by Alfonso Arau )
- La ley del Amor
- Íntimas suculencias
- Tan veloz como el deseo dt. Don Júbilo's tender alphabet
- Malinche
- A Lupita le gustaba planchar
Web links
- Literature by and about Laura Esquivel in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Laura Esquivel in the catalog of the Ibero-American Institute of Prussian Cultural Heritage, Berlin
- Literature by and about Laura Esquivel in the catalog of the library of the Instituto Cervantes in Germany
- Laura Esquivel in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Academy invites 928 to Membersphip . In: oscars.org (accessed June 26, 2018).
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SURNAME | Esquivel, Laura |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Esquivel Valdés, Laura |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican author |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 30, 1950 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Mexico city |