She told Smith that "love is the most important force. It moves the universe." Esquivel explained that she believes people can change their fate through self-understanding and use that wisdom to choose their paths in life. She was raised in a Catholic family, however, without "a very strong religious upbringing." As a teenager she began to explore Eastern religions and became a vegetarian. "I was a love child," she told Smith. "Since then I've meditated, but my spiritual background has been very eclectic." As with cooking, spiritual ideas permeate her complicated and detailed stories.
Boiling Over
Her first book, Like Water for Chocolate, was also made into a movie with the screenplay written by Esquivel. The original Spanish title, Como agua para chocolate, refers to the boiling water used to prepare hot chocolate in Mexico, and is a Spanish expression that means intense agitation or sexual arousal. In the United States Like Water for Chocolate was simultaneously released as a book and a movie, grossing more money than any previous foreign film. (Esquivel was honored with an Ariel Award nomination for best screenplay.) The book has been translated into thirty languages with more than three million copies in print worldwide.
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