- Lumi Cavazos
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birthdate =December 21 ,1968
birthplace =Monterrey, Nuevo Leon ,Mexico
occupation =actor Lumi Cavazos (born
December 21 ,1968 ) is a Mexican actress who won the Best Actress awards at theTokyo Film Festival , andBrazil ’s Festival de Gramado for her portrayal of "Tita" in the 1993 adaptation ofLaura Esquivel ’s Mexican novel, "Like Water for Chocolate ". Thefilm grabbed the attention of US film critics and moviegoers, and facilitated her entry into the Americanfilm 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 televisiondrama s as "Sugar Town". Cavazos is sometimes credited as "Rosita Lumi Cavazos".Filmography
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En un bosque de la China " (1987)
*"El Túnel de la ciencia " (1989) (Documentary) .... herself
*"Serpientes y escaleras " (1992) .... Rebeca
*"Like Water for Chocolate" (1992) .... Tita
*"Mi primer año " (1992)
*"Fray Bartolomé de las Casas " (1993)
*"seis 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 Rocket " (1996) .... Inés
*"Land of Milk and Honey " (1996) .... Rosie
*"El Vuelo del águila " (1996) TV .... Amada Díaz
*"Last Stand at Saber River " (1997) TV .... Luz
*"Sístole Diástole " (1997) .... La nena
*"Fibra óptica " (1998) .... María Ponce
*"Máscara" (1999) .... Laura
*"Sugar Town" (1999) .... Rocío
*"Entre la tarde y la noche " (1999)
*"The Keening " (1999) .... Wood Nymph
*"Bless the Child " (2000) .... Sister Rosa
*"Atlético San Pancho " (2001) .... Rebeca
*"In the Time of the Butterflies " (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)External links
* [http://www.vh1.com/movies/person/10570/bio.jhtml VH1 biography]
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