Lumi Cavazos
Encyclopedia
Lumi Cavazos is a Mexican
actress who won the Best Actress awards at the Tokyo Film Festival, and Brazil
’s Festival de Gramado for her portrayal of "Tita" in the 1993 adaptation of Laura Esquivel
’s Mexican novel, Like Water for Chocolate
. The film grabbed the attention of US
film critic
s and moviegoers, and facilitated her entry into the American film industry. She subsequently relocated to Los Angeles
.
Born in Monterrey
, Cavazos began her acting career at the age of 15, and made her film debut in Busi Cortes’ 1988 El Secreto de Romalia. She has acted in numerous Mexican
films and television series
since then, and has also done a fair amount of work in the U.S., appearing in television drama
s as well as a singing role in the film Sugar Town
. Cavazos is sometimes credited as "Rosita Lumi Cavazos".
from 1991 to 1999.
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
actress who won the Best Actress awards at the Tokyo Film Festival, and Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
’s Festival de Gramado for her portrayal of "Tita" in the 1993 adaptation of Laura Esquivel
Laura Esquivel
Laura Esquivel is a Mexican author making a noted contribution to Latin-American literature. She was born the third of four children of Julio César Esquivel, a telegraph operator, and Josefa Valdés.-Literary career:...
’s Mexican novel, Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate is a popular novel published in 1989 by first-time Mexican novelist Laura Esquivel.The novel follows the story of a young girl named Tita who longs her entire life to marry her lover, Pedro, but can never have him because of her mother's upholding of the family tradition...
. The film grabbed the attention of US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
film critic
Film criticism
Film criticism is the analysis and evaluation of films, individually and collectively. In general, this can be divided into journalistic criticism that appears regularly in newspapers, and other popular, mass-media outlets and academic criticism by film scholars that is informed by film theory and...
s and moviegoers, and facilitated her entry into the American film industry. She subsequently relocated to Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
.
Born in Monterrey
Monterrey
Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...
, Cavazos began her acting career at the age of 15, and made her film debut in Busi Cortes’ 1988 El Secreto de Romalia. She has acted in numerous Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
films and television series
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
since then, and has also done a fair amount of work in the U.S., appearing in television drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
s as well as a singing role in the film Sugar Town
Sugar Town (film)
Sugar Town is a 1999 independent film written and directed by Allison Anders and Kurt Voss, concerning a tangled web of characters coping with ambition, fame, and the aftermath of fame...
. Cavazos is sometimes credited as "Rosita Lumi Cavazos".
Personal life
Was engaged to Italian actor Marco LeonardiMarco Leonardi
Marco Leonardi is an Italian actor.Leonardi was born in Australia to Italian parents. He moved to Italy at the age of four and starred in the famous movie Cinema Paradiso and in the Mexican movie Like Water for Chocolate . He has made several movies in the United States, such as Once Upon a Time...
from 1991 to 1999.
Filmography
- En un bosque de la China (1987)
- El Túnel de la ciencia (1989) (Documentary) .... herself
- Serpientes y escaleras (1992) .... Rebeca
- Like Water for ChocolateLike Water for Chocolate (film)Like Water for Chocolate is a 1992 film based on the popular novel, published in 1989 by first-time Mexican novelist Laura Esquivel. It earned all 11 Ariel awards of the Mexican Academy of Motion Pictures, including the Ariel Award for Best Picture, and became the highest grossing Spanish-language...
(1992) .... Tita - Mi primer año (1992)
- Fray Bartolomé de las CasasFray Bartolomé de las CasasFray Bartolomé de las Casas is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. It is situated at 170m above sea level. It contains 31,611 people. It covers a terrain of 1229km2. The annual festival is April 30-May 4. It is named after the 15th century Spanish priest, bishop, and writer...
(1993) - Tres Destinos (1993) TV .... Cristina
- Del otro lado del mar (1994)
- Manhattan Merengue (1995) (as Rosita Lumi Cavazes)
- Banditi (1995)
- Viva San Isidro (1995) .... Antonia
- Bottle RocketBottle RocketBottle Rocket is a 1996 comedy film directed by Wes Anderson. It was co-written by Anderson and Owen Wilson. As well as being Wes Anderson's directorial debut, Bottle Rocket was the debut feature for brothers Owen Wilson and Luke Wilson, who co-starred with James Caan and Robert Musgrave.The film...
(1996) .... Inéz - Land of Milk and Honey (1996) .... Rosie
- El Vuelo del águila (1996) TV .... Amada Díaz
- Last Stand at Saber RiverLast Stand at Saber RiverLast Stand at Saber River is a 1997 television movie starring Tom Selleck, based on the 1959 novel of the same title by Elmore Leonard. Directed by Dick Lowry, the film also featured Suzy Amis, Haley Joel Osment, Tracey Needham, Keith Carradine, David Carradine, and Harry Carey Jr..In 1997, Osment...
(1997) TV .... Luz - Sístole Diástole (1997) .... La nena
- Fibra ópticaFibra óptica-Cast:* Roberto Sosa - Marco Antonio Gutiérrez* Lumi Cavazos - María Ponce* Angélica Aragón - Doña Carmen* Alberto Estrella - The Young Executive* Eduardo Ocaña - Licenciado Magaña* Mónica Ribeiro - Claudia Jiménez* Jorge Galván - The Informer...
(1998) .... María Ponce - Máscara (1999) .... Laura
- Sugar TownSugar Town (film)Sugar Town is a 1999 independent film written and directed by Allison Anders and Kurt Voss, concerning a tangled web of characters coping with ambition, fame, and the aftermath of fame...
(1999) .... Rocío - Entre la tarde y la noche (1999)
- The Keening (1999) .... Wood Nymph
- Bless the ChildBless the ChildBless the Child is a 2000 supernatural thriller film directed by Chuck Russell, starring Kim Basinger, Jimmy Smits, Angela Bettis, Rufus Sewell, Christina Ricci, and Holliston Coleman...
(2000) .... Sister Rosa - Atlético San Pancho (2001) .... Rebeca
- In the Time of the ButterfliesIn the Time of the ButterfliesIn the Time of the Butterflies is a historical novel by Julia Alvarez, relating an account of the Mirabal sisters during the time of the Trujillo regime in the Dominican Republic. The book is written in the first and third person, by and about the Mirabal sisters...
(2001) (TV) .... Patria Mirabal - Exposed (2003) .... Laura Silvera
- Entre dos (2003)
- Tan infinito como el desierto (2004) TV
- 7 días (2005) .... Sra. Garza
- La Ley del silencio (2005) TV .... Clemencia
- Las Buenrostro (2005)