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Author Biography:

Mexican novelist and screenwriter. Born 1951 in Mexico. Lives in Mexico City, Mexico. She is the author of two novels, several plays and children books. The film Como agua para chocolate (Like water for chocolate), adapted from her be st-selling first novel, received the Academy Award (Mexico) 1992. More...

http://coats.iupui.edu/~agabriel/Lam/esquiv.html (Post-Boom)

http://www.salon.com/oct96/interview961104.html Salon Magazine - interview with the author