Arizmendi was born in Ciudad de México on April 24, 1964, and raised in the United States. Arizmendi received a BA in Political Science and her MFA in Theatre at University of California, San Diego.
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Career
Her most notable roles are as Rosaura in the film Like Water for Chocolate. Her one-woman show Nostalgia Maldita: 1-900- Mexico was performed on a stairmaster. Moving through many characters Yareli details how she wound up on the other side of the border in her pursuit of Donny Osmond. She also starred in the 2004 film A Day Without a Mexican which she wrote and produced with her husband Sergio Arau who directed it.
She worked with Luis Valdez and Teatro Campesino and toured with Teatro de la Esperanza to Nicaragua. She translated and staged Latin American plays, as well as developed bilingual in-schools programs with The Old Globe Theater.
In 1995 Arizmendi received the Princess Grace Foundation Statuette Award for Outstanding Achievement and Professional Development from Princess Caroline of Monaco. Her PBS Series Nostalgia Maldita 1-900-Mexico is based on a one-woman show that received critical acclaim in the United States.
Recent work includes the motion pictures Don’t Let me Drown and AMERICA with Edward James Olmos. Arizmendi is also promoting the film Naco es Chido a movie destined to be a classic of Latin cinema.
Family
Arizmendi is married to Sergio Arau whom she met on the set of Like Water for Chocolate.
Filmography
Actress
-
Between the Aisles (post-production) as
Case Worker
-
Inside (Short) (completed) as
Mara the Ring Leader
2019
Hard Water as
Griselda
2017
Gente-fied: The Digital Series (TV Series)
2017
Welcome Back (Short) as
Ramona
2017
In Absentia (TV Series) as
Paz
- Connect (2017) - Paz
2017
Trap (Short) as
Sofia Brasero
2016
Urban Cowboy (TV Movie) as
Patty Robles
2016
Everlasting as
Matt's Mom
2015
MisSpelled (TV Series) as
Quinn's Mom / The Mother
- #BadBlood (2015) - Quinn's Mom
- #HotlineWing (2015) - The Mother (voice)
2015
Beyond Paradise as
Parissa
2015
Rose Colored World (Short) as
Miranda
2013
Road to Juarez as
Hortensia
2012
Mariachi Gringo as
Rosario
2011
América as
Maria
2009
Don't Let Me Drown as
Virginia
2008
David & Fatima as
Aiida Aziz
2008
Use As Directed (Short) as
Miranda
2007
Heroes (TV Series) as
Healer
- Chapter Two 'Lizards' (2007) - Healer
2007
State of Mind (TV Series) as
Meena Kalid
- O Rose, Thou Art Sick (2007) - Meena Kalid
- Helpy Helperpants (2007) - Meena Kalid
2006
Scarface: The World Is Yours (Video Game)(voice)
2006
Marta's Sex Tape as
Artist Friend
2006
Fast Food Nation as
Gloria
2006
Medium (TV Series) as
Coroner
- Death Takes a Policy (2006) - Coroner
2006
House M.D. (TV Series) as
Lady
- Clueless (2006) - Lady
2004
LAX (TV Series) as
Amanni
- Abduction (2004) - Amanni
2004
A Day Without a Mexican as
Lila Rodriguez
2004
Century City (TV Series)
- The Face Was Familiar (2004)
2004
Threat Matrix (TV Series) as
Ephia Rasekh
- Extremist Makeover (2004) - Ephia Rasekh
2003
Girl in as
Frida
2003
7th Heaven (TV Series) as
Nadia Dupree
- Getting to Know You (2003) - Nadia Dupree
2003
The Agency (TV Series) as
Maria Estone
- Mi Cena con Andrei (2003) - Maria Estone
2003
Six Feet Under (TV Series) as
Carmen
- Tears, Bones & Desire (2003) - Carmen
2002
24 (TV Series) as
Karima Naiyeer
- Day 2: 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. (2002) - Karima Naiyeer
2002
The Brothers Garcia (TV Series) as
Roseanna
- Maybe Baby (2002) - Roseanna
2000
El grito as
Estela Duarte
2000
Missing Pieces (TV Movie) as
Rosa
2000
Shadow Hours as
Dr. Marshall
1999
Carlo's Wake as
Lupe
1999
Hash Brown's as
Rita
1999
Learning to Swim (Short) as
Dolores
1999
Bellyfruit as
Mrs. Vasquez
1998
A Day Without a Mexican (Short) as
Politician's Wife
1998
Dry Spell (Short) as
Mary
1998
Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal (TV Series) as
Elena Galan
- Give and Go (1998) - Elena Galan
1997
Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer (TV Mini Series)
- Episode #1.4 (1997)
- Episode #1.3 (1997)
- Episode #1.5 (1997)
- Episode #1.2 (1997)
- Episode #1.6 (1997)
- Episode #1.1 (1997)
1997
Nothing Sacred (TV Series) as
Celia
- Hodie Christus Natus Est (1997) - Celia
1997
The Wayans Bros. (TV Series) as
Detective Fine
- Can I Get a Witness? (1997) - Detective Fine
1997
Murder One (TV Series) as
Mrs. Rosetzki
- Chapter Sixteen, Year Two (1997) - Mrs. Rosetzki
1996
Love Always as
Psychic
1996
NYPD Blue (TV Series) as
Elise Garza
- Thick Stu (1996) - Elise Garza
1996
The Tick (TV Series) as
Kitty
- That Mustache Feeling (1996) - Kitty (voice)
1996
Chicago Hope (TV Series) as
Mrs. Hernandez
- Sexual Perversity in Chicago Hope (1996) - Mrs. Hernandez
1996
Up Close & Personal as
Inez Cifuentes, Fashion Consultant
1995
Gunfighter's Moon as
Rosa
1995
The Big Green as
Marbelly Morales
1994
Silk Stalkings (TV Series) as
Theresa Vargas
- Maid Service (1994) - Theresa Vargas
1994
Beverly Hills Cop III as
Scared Kids' Mom
1994
The Cisco Kid (TV Movie) as
Rosa Rivera
1992
Like Water for Chocolate as
Rosaura
Producer
2004
A Day Without a Mexican (associate producer)
1998
A Day Without a Mexican (Short) (producer)
Writer
2004
A Day Without a Mexican
1998
A Day Without a Mexican (Short) (writer)
Miscellaneous
2006
Fast Food Nation (dialect coach)
1995
A Walk in the Clouds (adr dialect consultant)
Thanks
2021
COVID19... Sins & Virtues (thanks)
2019
Los Tigres del Norte at Folsom Prison (TV Special documentary) (special thanks)
Self
2022
Pesadillas Criminales (Podcast Series) as
Self - Host
2019
Siqueiros: Walls of Passion (Documentary) as
Gachita Amador (voice)
2014
Noches con Platanito (TV Series)
- Daniela Ruah/Yareli Arizmendi/Jorge Lan/Melanie Iglesias/Los Alegres del Barranco (2014)
2014
Latinas Chat Media (TV Series) as
Panelist
- Los Angeles (2014) - Panelist
2009
Secrets of Life (Documentary) as
Self
2009
Naco es chido (Documentary) as
Macuca
2007
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation' (Video documentary) as
Self
2004
Aquí y ahora (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Episode dated 13 May 2004 (2004) - Self
2004
Primer impacto (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 5 May 2004 (2004) - Self
2003
¡Despierta América! (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 4 May 2004 (2004) - Self
- Episode dated 10 November 2003 (2003) - Self
2001
Habana Libre (Documentary)
2001
Stealing Home: The Case of Contemporary Cuban Baseball (TV Movie documentary) as
