卢米·卡范佐斯
(1968)
Lumi Cavazos
演员
Born Luz Maria Cavazos in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey, she
moved with her family to Guadalajara when she was 7 years old. At the
age of 15 she was bitten by the acting bug, which led her to join a
theater group while still finishing her high school years. At 19 she
moved to Mexico City to study drama at the National University of
Mexico (UNAM) where she learned from teachers Luis de Tavira, Jose
Caballero and Ludvik Margules. During her last year in school she
auditioned for the role of Tita in Alfonso Arau's "Like Water for
Chocolate", which would eventually give her international acclaim and
recognition around the globe receiving the Best Actress Award at the
Tokyo International Film Festival. This led her to pursue a more
diverse career in cinema in the U.S., leaving her theater career on
hold for a few years, while she was working in independent films such
as Wes Anderson's "Bottle Rocket" co-starring Owen and Luke Wilson,
Allison Anders' "Sugar Town", Showtime's "In the Time of the
Butterflies" with Salma Hayek and Edward James Olmos, among many
others. While still maintaining her interest in American cinema, she
relocated to Mexico City where she is working on film and theater
productions. Her last credits include "Las Buenrostro", "Atlético San
Pancho" and the critically acclaimed short film "Entre Dos". Currently
she's preparing for an international co-production, due to be shot at
the end of 2005 in South America.
