Laura Esquivel

Mexican writer
Person human Q230586
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Laura Esquivel

Summary

Laura Esquivel is a human[1]. Born in Mexico City[2], she… she was born on September 30, 1950[3]. She worked as a screenwriter[4], novelist[5], writer[6], politician[7], and educator[8]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (644 views/month, #7,114 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Laura Esquivel's place of birth was Mexico City[2].
  • Laura Esquivel was born on September 30, 1950[3].
  • Laura Esquivel was married to Javier Valdez[10].
  • Laura Esquivel held citizenship in Mexico[11].
  • Laura Esquivel worked as a screenwriter[4].
  • Laura Esquivel worked as a novelist[5].
  • Laura Esquivel worked as a writer[6].
  • Laura Esquivel's professions included politician[7].
  • Laura Esquivel's professions included educator[8].
  • Laura Esquivel held the position of Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Laura Esquivel is Like Water for Chocolate[13].
  • Laura Esquivel is recorded as female[14].
  • Laura Esquivel's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Laura Esquivel was affiliated with the Morena[16].
  • Laura Esquivel's genre is magic realism[17].
  • Laura Esquivel's Commons category is recorded as Laura Esquivel (writer)[18].
  • Laura Esquivel's family name is recorded as Esquivel[19].
  • Laura Esquivel's given name is recorded as Laura[20].
  • Laura Esquivel's described by source is recorded as Latin American Women Writers: an Encyclopedia[21].
  • Laura Esquivel's described by source is recorded as Third World Women's Literatures[22].
  • Laura Esquivel's participant in is recorded as Santiago International Book Fair 2016[23].
  • Laura Esquivel's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Spanish[24].
  • Laura Esquivel's different from is recorded as Laura Esquivel[25].
  • Laura Esquivel's start of work period is recorded as 1989[26].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[27]

  • Country: MX[28]

  • Began / founded: 1950-09-30[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b5afff40-2665-4cd4-ada0-f5d6ae568538[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Laura Esquivel's place of birth was Mexico City[2]. She was born on September 30, 1950[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include screenwriter[4], novelist[5], writer[6], politician[7], and educator[8]. Laura Esquivel held the position of Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico[12].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Laura Esquivel is Like Water for Chocolate[13].

Personal Life

Among Laura Esquivel's spouses was Javier Valdez[10]. She was affiliated with the Morena[16].

Why It Matters

Laura Esquivel ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (644 views/month, #7,114 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] She is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Works attributed to her include Like Water for Chocolate[33], a literary work[34].

FAQs

Where was Laura Esquivel born?

Laura Esquivel was born in Mexico City[2].

Who was Laura Esquivel married to?

Laura Esquivel's spouses include Javier Valdez[10].

What did Laura Esquivel do for work?

Laura Esquivel worked as screenwriter[4], novelist[5], writer[6], politician[7], and educator[8].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . camaradellibro.cl. Retrieved . camaradellibro.cl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . camaradellibro.cl. Retrieved . camaradellibro.cl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Latin American Women Writers: an Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . camaradellibro.cl. Retrieved . camaradellibro.cl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . camaradellibro.cl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [13] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . camaradellibro.cl. Retrieved . camaradellibro.cl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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