An award-winning Academy member with a thirty-year professional career in film, television, and theater, Yareli is best known for her performances as Rosaura in Like Water for Chocolate and Lila Rodriguez in A Day Without a Mexican, which she also co-wrote and co-produced. Her TED Talk: Making the Invisible Visible, is a declaration of both personal and professional intents. Yareli earned a B.A. in Political Science and an MFA in Theater from the University of California, San Diego. MORE.