Biography

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Lumi Cavazos (born January 1, 1969) 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, Como Agua para Chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate). The movie grabbed the attention of US film critics 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 such television dramas as "Sugar Town". Cavazos is sometimes credited as "Rosita Lumi Cavazos".

Filmography

Las Buenrostro (2005) (pre-production)
7 días (2005) .... Sra. Garza
La Ley del silencio (2005) (mini) TV Series .... Clemencia
Tan infinito como el desierto (2004) (mini) TV Series
Exposed (2003) .... Laura Silvera
Entre dos (2003)
Atlético San Pancho (2001) .... Rebeca
In the Time of the Butterflies (2001) (TV) .... Patria Mirabal
Bless the Child (2000) .... Sister Rosa
Máscara (1999) .... Laura
Sugar Town (1999) .... Rocío
Entre la tarde y la noche (1999)
The Keening (1999) .... Wood Nymph
Fibra óptica (1998) .... María Ponce... aka Optic Fiber (USA: video title)
Last Stand at Saber River (1997) (TV) .... Luz
Sístole Diástole (1997) .... La nena
Bottle Rocket (1996) .... Inés
Land of Milk and Honey (1996) .... Rosie
El Vuelo del águila (1996) TV Series .... Amada Díaz
Manhattan Merengue (1995) (as Rosita Lumi Cavazes)
Banditi (1995)
Viva San Isidro (1995) .... Antonia
Del otro lado del mar (1994)
Fray Bartolomé de las Casas (1993) ... aka *La Leyenda negra (Mexico)
Tres destinos (1993) TV Series .... Cristina
Serpientes y escaleras (1992) .... Rebeca .... aka Snakes and Ladders (Singapore: English title: festival title)
Como agua para chocolate (1992) .... Tita ... aka Like Water for Chocolate
Mi primer año (1992)
En un bosque de la China (1987)
El Túnel de la ciencia (1989) (Documentary) .... herself

Notable TV Guest Appearances

As "Cristina" (uncredited) in the first ever episode of US sitcom Friends.

External links

VH1 biography

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