Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Laura Esquivel

Born: September 30, 1950 (age 74)
Bio: Laura Esquivel is a Mexican novelist, screenwriter and a politician who serves in the Chamber of Deputies for the Morena Party.
Known for:
- Like Water for Chocolate (1989)
- The Law of Love (1996)
- Malinche (2006)
- Pierced by the Sun (2016)
- Swift as Desire (2001)