Yareli Arizmendi is an award-winning actress, writer, and producer, as well as a social activist. She is best known for her performances as Rosaura in Like Water for Chocolate and as Lila Rodriguez in A Day Without a Mexican, a movie she co-wrote and co-produced. With more than twenty-five years of a solid professional career (www.IMDB.me/yareli), she has appeared in multiple television programs and films. Starting with Like Water for Chocolate (1996), she has narrated a wide array of audiobooks including her latest, Maria Hinojosa’s Una Vez Fui Tu, The Distance Between Us, The Empress, Codigo de la Vida, and American Dirt (www.Audible.com). Her TED Talk: Making the Invisible Visible, is a declaration of both personal and professional intents (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WvqgRH4qaQ ). Now a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts (OSCARS), she earned a B.A. in Political Science and an MFA in Theater from the University of California, San Diego (www.Yareli.com).