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11 Facts About Yareli Arizmendi

1.

Yareli Arizmendi was born on 1964 and is a Mexican actress, writer, and director.

2.

Yareli Arizmendi played Rosaura in the film Like Water for Chocolate, written by Laura Esquivel and directed by Alfonso Arau.

3.

Yareli Arizmendi played Rosaura in the film Like Water for Chocolate.

4.

Yareli Arizmendi co-wrote, produced, and played Lila Rodriguez in A Day Without a Mexican.

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Yareli Arizmendi has appeared on television in Six Feet Under, House, The Agency, 24, and Medium and on film in Don't Let me Drown, AMERICA with Edward James Olmos, and Naco es Chido.

6.

Yareli Arizmendi worked with Luis Valdez and Teatro Campesino and toured with Teatro de la Esperanza to Nicaragua.

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Yareli Arizmendi translated and staged Latin American plays, as well as developing bilingual in-schools programs with the Old Globe Theater.

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In 1995, Yareli Arizmendi received the Princess Grace Foundation Statue Award for contribution to a field of performance art.

9.

Yareli Arizmendi played Rosa in the 1996 film Gunfighter's Moon.

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Yareli Arizmendi has narrated the audiobook editions of several books, including American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins and Como agua para chocolate by Laura Esquivel.

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Yareli Arizmendi is married to Sergio Arau whom she met on the set of Like Water for Chocolate.