![]() Avg.User Rating: Rate this person: Actor Born: 1969 in Monterey, Mexico Biography:One of Mexico's most acclaimed actresses, "Lumi Cavazos" first grabbed the attention of U.S. critics and filmgoers with her portrayal of Tita, the heroine of "Alfonso Arau"'s celebrated 1993 adaptation of "Laura Esquivel"'s Como Agua para Chocolate. The star of numerous Mexican films, Cavazos has also done a fair amount of work in the States, appearing in such independent dramas as "Sugar Town".
Born in Monterey, Northern Mexico, in 1969, Cavazos was raised the youngest of nine children. She began her acting career at the age of 15, performing with an avant-garde theater company in Guadalajara for three years. Cavazos made her film debut in Busi Cortes' 1988 El Secreto de Romalia and again worked with the director when she starred in "Serpientes y escaleras" (1992). Cavazos' true breakthrough came courtesy of her portrayal of Tita, a young woman who expresses her love and passion through her cooking... Full Biography
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