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like water for choclate
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Like Water for Chocolate “Like Water for Chocolate” is a film about Tita, the youngest of 3 sisters. Tita is forbidden to marry because of a longstanding family tradition. According to tradition, the youngest daughter is required to care for their mother until the day she dies. Tita, at first, accepts her fate until she falls in love with a man named Pedro. Tita rebels against her mother in hopes to be granted permission to marry Pedro. Her mother forbids it. Instead, her mother offers Rosita’s hand in marriage, Tita’s sister. Pedro accepts because he believes at least this way he will be able to live on the family ranch and be close to Tita, his true love. The rest of the story reveals Tita’s torment by the situation. Everyone on the ranch is aware of the love between Pedro and Tita. They must be careful showing their affection for one another. One way Tita expresses her emotions is through the seemingly magical food she prepares for the family. In one scene Tita’s mother demands Tita be responsible for baking the cake for Rosita and Pedro’s wedding. While mixing the batter Tita cries and her tears fall into the mix. Then when the wedding party and guests eat the cake they burst into uncontrollable tears and begin vomiting. They feel the same sorrow and sickness as Tita. In a later scene Tita prepares a dinner using pedals from roses that were given to her by Pedro. When the family eats the meal they all become hot and sensual, except for Pedro’s wife who becomes ill.
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