El treinta de septiembre/September 30th
Photo from elcultural.com. Click HERE . ¡Feliz cumpleaños a ... Laura Esquivel! (1950- ) A Mexican novelist, screenwriter, and politician (she served on the Chamber of Deputies from 2012 to 2018), Esquivel wrote the bestselling Como agua para chocolate . The book was published in 1989 and turned into an award-winning film, which was distributed internationally, in 1994 (click HERE for the trailer). The book was eventually translated into 20 languages. Esquivel has written 5 other novels, all successful. She and her husband live in Mexico City. For resources for teaching Spanish, Level 1 through AP, CLICK HERE. Other birthdays of note: Héctor Lavoe (1946-1993): A Puerto Rican singer from New York City.