In 1994, the movie and the English translation of the book were released in the U.S. She later wrote the screenplay for the movie version of the novel working again with husband Alfonso Arau who directed. The book was first published in Mexico in 1989. The title’s clever use of flavorful language to capture the tone of the novel preludes food references and culinary symbolism throughout the book. Shortly after the couples’ relative success with Chido Guan, Laura Esquivel went to work on writing her first novel entitled Como Agua para Chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate), an expression that refers to heating water to a boiling point to make chocolate, which in turn alludes to a heated situation that has reached a breaking point. Esquivel wrote and Arau directed the movie which ended up winning the prestigious Ariel award in 1985. Esquivel and Arau would later marry and collaborate on successful projects, the first of which was Chido Guan, el tacos de oro, an inspiring film about a young soccer player who must defy challenging odds to help bring his team to victory. Her teacher, Alfonso Arau, had directing and acting experience, and he is best known to American audiences for his eccentric and stereotype-creating roles as comical villains and a fun-loving Colombian drug lord in Hollywood movies such as Romancing the Stone and The Three Amigos. Later she took a class on screenwriting, an experience that would have a dramatic impact on her life. The work suited her educational background, having studied education and drama with a special focus on children’s theater. Laura Esquivel discovered her calling as a writer in the 1970s while teaching kindergarten, where she enjoyed writing plays for her young pupils. Her novels often explore creative concepts in storytelling, as they have featured illustrations, cooking recipes, and a musical CD. She has written children's plays, movies, short stories, and several novels, many of which offer readers a glimpse into a world similar to our own, but where sudden moments of magic highlight an otherwise realistic storyline. The novel was made into a film in 1994, which became one of the most successful foreign films ever released in the United States. Laura Esquivel (born 1950) is a Mexican writer who is best known for her enormously popular 1989 novel Like Water for Chocolate.

The Law of Love by Laura Esquivel