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monterrey , nuevo leon , mexico 21 december 1968 lumi cavazos.jpg lumi cavazos
 actress
lumi cavazos

lumi cavazos -lrb- born december 21 , 1968 -rrb- 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 .
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 television dramas as well as a singing role in the film `` sugar town '' .
cavazos is sometimes credited as `` rosita lumi cavazos '' .
she had a featured role in `` bottle rocket '' , the first film of director wes anderson .
