Lumi Cavazos
Also Known As: Луми Кавасос, Luz María Cavazos, Luz Maria Cavazos
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lumi Cavazos (born December 21, 1968) 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 such television dramas as "Sugar Town". Cavazos is sometimes credited as "Rosita Lumi Cavazos". Description above from the Wikipedia article Lumi Cavazos, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
Birthday: December 21, 1968
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Gender: Female
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Bless the Child
Overview: When Maggie's sister Jenna saddles her with an autistic newborn named Cody she touches Maggie's heart and becomes the daughter she has always longed for. But six years later Jenna suddenly re-enters her life and, with her mysterious new husband, Eric Stark, abducts Cody. Despite the fact that Maggie has no legal rights to Cody, FBI agent John Travis takes up her cause when he realizes that Cody shares the same birth date as several other recently murdered children.
Genres: Drama Horror Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-08-11
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7 Days
Overview: Claudio Caballero decides to gamble $500,000 dollars in a desperate attempt to raise the cash necessary to bring the world's biggest band (U2) to Mexico.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2005-09-30
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Exposed
Overview: As the presenter of tabloid news show 'Probe', Bob Smith stoops to new lows to expose stories at any cost. When covering the lives of three high-flying women vying for the 'Woman of Distinction' award in broadcasting, he hopes to break through the glossy facade and reveal secrets all three women strive to keep hidden...even if that means inventing a few secrets himself.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-10-17
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Bottle Rocket
Overview: Upon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan, who seems far less sane than the former. Dignan has hatched a harebrained scheme for an as-yet-unspecified crime spree that somehow involves his former boss, the (supposedly) legendary Mr. Henry.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-02-21
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Romelia's Secret
Overview: The way three different generations of women view virginity and the mystery that a love story hides.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1988-12-04
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The Black Pimpernel
Overview: The story about Swedish ambassador in Chile - Harald Edelstam - and his heroic actions to protect the innocent people from the execution during and after the military coup on September 11th 1973.
Genres: Drama History Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-09-14
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Like Water for Chocolate
Overview: Tita is passionately in love with Pedro, but her controlling mother forbids her from marrying him. When Pedro marries her sister, Tita throws herself into her cooking and discovers she can transfer her emotions through the food she prepares, infecting all who eat it with her intense heartbreak.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1992-04-16
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Viva San Isidro!
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1995-04-13
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Last Stand at Saber River
Overview: As America recovers from the Civil War, one man tries to put the pieces of his life back together but finds himself fighting a new battle on the frontier. Cable is an embittered Confederate soldier who returns from the war to reclaim his Arizona homestead from rebel pioneers who sympathize with the Union war effort.
Genres: Action Drama TV Movie Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-19
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Mascara
Overview: Mascara is the story of three very different women who rediscover the value of their friendship at a time when their lives are in turmoil. Panic sets in as they approach their thirtieth birthdays and nothing is going according to plan.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-05-07
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Half of the World
Overview: The story is about a young man suffering mental retardation and sexual awakening, poet is charismatic and has the ability to pay attention to those little insignificant details of everyday life. His new status as a lover will bring popularity and with it problems will expose prejudice and false morality of a blinded people to wash their sins charged with the death of the less guilty.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2011-01-21
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Never Too Young to Dream
Overview: A group of kids have a dream: to play a football championship and to win. Their dream is going to be fulfilled by Don Pepe, an old guy with lots of expectations for his kids.
Genres: Comedy Drama Family
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2001-07-27
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Optical Fibre
Overview: When a Brazilian woman is falsely accused of killing a prominent Mexican politician, Marco, a young journalist, is hired by a stranger to discover the real motive of the crime. He is assisted by his photographer girlfriend María, and they are trapped in a web of torture, prostitution, corruption and power struggle.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-10-01
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Rock Marí
Overview: An 11 year old girl who has just lost her mother is at the same time fighting to fulfill her greatest dream: to become a great singer and for her music to be heard by millions of people. Throughout this great adventure, Rock Mari is accompanied by her faithful squire Baqueta, as they travel together in search of her destiny.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2010-03-12
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Once Upon a Time in Durango
Overview: In the plains of Durango, the old west town still exists where Mexican and foreign westerns used to be filmed. Old Antonio takes care of the place. One day, Gabriel Navárez, a 13-year-old boy from a small nearby community, secretly gets into the old west town and discovers a fascinating world.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-09-01
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The Magic Hour
Overview: Minerva, a middle age writer, decides to break the uncertainty that prevents her from creating the novel that for years she has nested in her mind. Unintentionally, she returns to the port where she was born and she encounters a past full of ghosts and chimeras. Paradoxically, she founds herself because of this journey back home, so she begins writing the story of her life, of her own childhood, with its magical past and tragedy.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2000-10-01
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Manhattan Merengue
Overview: A realistic look at the life of a young immigrant man who comes to America with the hope of dancing on Broadway.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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El brassier de Emma
Overview: It was the year of 1962 when I turned 12 and my breasts began to grow. Cecilia, my sister, went to study in Paris, I was left alone with my parents and their problems. I discovered that the breasts made men and women crazy, while mine began to draw the attention of my friends without adults realizing that I needed a bra.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2007-03-29
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In the Time of the Butterflies
Overview: Based on the book by Julia Alvarez. Three sisters become activists during the Dominican Republic's Trujillo regime when members of their family are killed by the government's troops.
Genres: TV Movie Thriller Drama History Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-10-21
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Bandits
Overview: Amos, a watchmaker, loses his wife due to post-surgery complications. Destroyed by grief, he joins old friends Karl and Maner, former revolutionaries, to kidnap Prime Minister Ullmann, once their companion, to extort money from the state.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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A Good Death Beats a Dull Life
Overview: The women of a prosperous provincial family hide unsuspected secrets which range from the entanglements of love to murder for mercy or for greed. The story of these eccentric women combines love, potions, black humor and death.
Genres: Comedy Drama Thriller
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2006-04-07
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Viva High School Musical: Mexico
Overview: Football captain Cristóbal discovers that his neighbor and classmate, Mariana, has changed a lot over the summer. Meanwhile, Luli is still as vain as ever and overshadows her poor brother, Fernando. As a new year begins at High School Mexico (HSM, initially interpreted), the school has announced a "Battle of the Bands" contest hosted by Jesse & Joy. Working against the clock and with limited resources, Cristobal, Mariana, and a few of their peers unite as a band. In a desperate effort, Luli dares the impossible task of separating Cristobal from his friends. But only one band will be the winner; the one who understands that teamwork, personal development, and hard work will not only make them better artists but also better people.
Genres: Family Music Romance Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2008-09-05
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A Way Out
Overview: Daniel is ten years old and is very ill. His parents need to find a donor for a liver transplant, nobody is willing to help, they have little time and they need to find an alternative
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2003-03-21
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Panoram Project
Overview: Nico drives her car with difficulty, next to her is the corpse of her sister. Nico crashes the car and she falls in a deep comma. When she wakes up 20 years later, she feels like just before the moment of the guilt, like a misled Minotaur crossing its own labyrinth.
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Original Language: es
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Serpientes y escaleras
Overview: Two young girls used to play Serpents and Ladders. One of them always won, but they are very close friends. When they grow up, the winner is still the lucky one in the game of life, but life can be treacherous...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1992-12-04
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Sugar Town
Overview: A look at the lives of several struggling L.A. musicians. Gwen, a singer-songwriter, is on a quest for the big-time. Working as an assistant to a film production designer, Gwen tries to steal her boss' boyfriend, a veteran rock producer. The producer, meanwhile, is trying to orchestrate a comeback for an '80s band.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-09-17
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Olimpia
Overview: The film tells the story of Raquel, Rodolfo and Hernán, members of a brigade at the UNAM during the student movement in Mexico in 1968. Through their photographs, films and writings, we will know the history of the day that the army took the university and how their students united, shouted and never forgot.
Genres: Animation Thriller Drama History
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2018-10-02
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This Is Not Berlin
Overview: Seventeen-year-old Carlos doesn't fit in anywhere, not in his family nor with the friends he has chosen in school. But everything changes when he is invited to a mythical nightclub where he discovers the underground LGBTQ nightlife scene: punk, sexual liberty and drugs.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2019-06-21
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The Promise
Overview: A talented rural student struggles with his teacher and fellow students.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2018-11-23
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The Devil's Mark
Overview: An exorcist priest meets a family that has a daughter who is pursued by a demon.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2020-01-03
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Sweet Release
Overview: The love secrets of a large family are revealed during a trajinera tour on Xochimilco, culminating in a suicide attempt during a jackpot drawing.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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Land of Milk & Honey
Overview: In this psychological drama, Sam (Richard Panebianco) has come to work on a dairy farm in Marin, California. He had been living in New York, but found himself tormented with terrible nightmares. On the farm he works closely with his friend Danny. Not long after his arrival, Sam gets in trouble with Robert, the owner. He is also in trouble with Danny's daughter, Rosie who wanted the job Sam filled. The trouble with the owner comes when Sam begins trying to save poor Rachel, the dairyman's daughter whom Robert keeps locked in the house. Thinking she is being abused, Sam talks to her. She shows her gratitude sexually. Now Sam becomes even more determined to save her. Unfortunately, Rachel isn't as much abused as she is dangerously unstable.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-11-04
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