Question: Did Laura Esquivel, a Mexican novelist, or Harold Robbins, an American author, have a novel that was later developed into an award-winning film?

Context articles: Laura Esquivel
The Betsy
The Lonely Lady
Swift as Desire
Lumi Cavazos
The Law of Love
Like Water for Chocolate
Harold Robbins
Like Water for Chocolate (film)
The Dream Merchants

Laura Esquivel (born September 30, 1950) is a Mexican novelist, screenwriter and a politician who serves in the Chamber of Deputies (2012-2018) for the Morena Party.
 Her first novel "Como agua para chocolate" ("Like Water for Chocolate") became a bestseller in Mexico and the United States, and was later developed into an award-winning film.
The Betsy is a 1978 film made by the Harold Robbins International Company and released by Allied Artists and United Artists.
 It was directed by Daniel Petrie and produced by Robert R. Weston and Emanuel L. Wolf with Jack Grossberg as associate producer.
 The screenplay was by William Bast and Walter Bernstein, adapted from the novel of the same title by Harold Robbins.
The Lonely Lady is a 1983 American drama film directed by Peter Sasdy, adapted from the 1976 novel written by Harold Robbins.
 (The novel itself was believed to have been based on Robbins' memories of Jacqueline Susann.)
 The original music score was composed by Charlie Calello.
 The cast includes Pia Zadora in the title role, Lloyd Bochner, Bibi Besch, Jared Martin, and in an early film appearance, Ray Liotta.
 The plot follows Jerilee Randall, an aspiring screenwriter who deals with many abusive men in her attempts to achieve success in Hollywood.
 A critical and commercial failure, "The Lonely Lady" was the last adaptation of one of Robbins' best selling novels before he died in 1997, and, to date, the last such adaptation of any of his works.
Swift as Desire (in Spanish "Tan veloz como el deseo") is a 2001 novel by the Mexican novelist Laura Esquivel.
Lumi Cavazos (born December 21, 1968) 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 critics and moviegoers, and facilitated her entry into the American film industry.
 She subsequently relocated to Los Angeles.
The Law of Love (Spanish: La ley del amor ) is the second novel, published in 1996 (originally published in Spanish in 1995), by the Mexican novelist Laura Esquivel.
 "The Law of Love" is a multi-genre and multi-media publication which includes elements of history, mythology, magical realism, science fiction, and features graphic novel sections that are intended to be accompanied by music from an included CD.
Like Water for Chocolate (Spanish: Como agua para chocolate ) is a popular novel published in 1989 by Mexican novelist and screenwriter Laura Esquivel.
Harold Robbins (May 21, 1916 – October 14, 1997) was an American author of popular novels.
 One of the best-selling writers of all time, he penned over 25 best-sellers, selling over 750 million copies in 32 languages.
Like Water for Chocolate (Spanish: "Como Agua Para Chocolate") is a 1992 Mexican film in the style of magical realism based on the popular novel, published in 1989 by first-time Mexican novelist Laura Esquivel.
 It earned ten Ariel Awards including the Best Picture and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
 The film became the highest grossing Spanish-language film ever released in the United States at the time.
 The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 65th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
The Dream Merchants is an American novel written by Harold Robbins and published in 1949.
 Set in the early 20th century, the book is a "rags-to-riches" story of a penniless young man who goes to Hollywood and builds a great film studio.
 A former Universal Studios employee, author Harold Robbins based the main character on Universal's founder, Carl Laemmle.
 With the Hollywood history in the backdrop, it is a love story.