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Romantic Thriller + Cooking Series ‘Like Water For Chocolate’ Trailer
by Alex Billington
October 17, 2024
Source: YouTube
“No one can tell you who you can love.” HBO Originals has revealed the trailer for the series called Like Water For Chocolate, a modern adaptation of the book of the same name by Laura Esquivel. Flavors and scents embody the emotions and passion of a forbidden love. Star-crossed lovers Tita and Pedro’s romance is thwarted by her family’s traditions, forcing Tita to navigate magic and flavors in the kitchen as she fights for love and embraces her destined path. Set during the Mexican Revolution, the series also addresses the struggle of women to control their own destinies. The breathtaking locations in Tlaxcala and Mexico City provide an authentic and powerful backdrop for this adaptation of a beloved Mexican literary classic. It was also adapted once before into the 1992 film. The cast is lead by Irene Azuela as Mamá Elena, with Azul Guaita as Tita. Ana Valeria Becerril gives life to Rosaura, Tita’s sister and rival in love, while Andrea Chaparro is Gertrudis. Andrés Baida is Pedro, the object of both Tita & Rosaura’s affections, Ángeles Cruz plays Nacha, Tita’s cook & mentor. Mauricio García Lozano appears as Don Pedro Múzquiz, Ari Brickman is Don Felipe Múzquiz, also with Louis David Horné plays Juan Alejandrez. Get a taste below.
Here’s the official trailer (+ posters) for HBO Original’s series Like Water For Chocolate, on YouTube:
Like Water For Chocolate explores the idea that sometimes traditions can become a prison, an obstacle for love. Tita de la Garza & Pedro Múzquiz are two souls deeply in love, yet unable to be together due to entrenched family customs. They navigate a world of magical realism & rich flavors as Tita struggles between the destiny imposed on her by her family & her fight for love. For Tita, her magical connection to cooking becomes an active resistance against oppression, allowing her to channel her deepest desires and passions into her recipes, transforming those who taste them. Like Water For Chocolate, also known as Como Agua Para Chocolate, is a series created and written by acclaimed Mexican writer Francisco Javier Royo Fernández, aka “Curro Royo“, of Serve & Protect, Hernán, Desaparecidos, and Capitán Alatriste previously. With writing by María Jaén and Jimena Gallardo. Episodes directed by Ana Lorena Pérez Ríos and Julián de Tavira. Adapted from Laura Esquivel’s book of the same name. It’s exec produced by Siobhan Flynn, Salma Hayek, Sharon Levy, Clara Machado, Flavio Morales, Alejandro Rincon, Jose Tamez, Anouk Aaron, Monica Albuquerque, Mariano Cesar, Manuel Vargas, and Jerry Rodriguez Burckle. HBO will debut Like Water For Chocolate streaming on Max starting November 3rd, 2024 coming soon. Look any good?
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