ro and Tita that she will not be able to have anymore children and because of thisEsperanza is the next to inherit the family tradition. Once again living in the same house Tita and Pedro can not stop their attractionfor one another even after Titas acceptance of the doctors wedding proposal. Thistime they go beyond the food and Tita loses her virginity to Pedro. Tita, scared by theidea of carrying her sisters husbands child, she confides in Gertrudis that has returnedfor the first time and is now a general in the revolution and is married to one of hermen. Gertrudis convinces Tita to tell Pedro, who is in love with the idea of having achild by Tita. Tita on the other hand was unable to enjoy this happening because of herdead mothers haunting and curse that she placed on Titas unborn child. Feed up withthis, Tita finally stands up to her mother and tells her that she hates her and to go awayforever. This declaration by Tita forces her mother away forever but not before she getsPedro and goes he to catch fire during a drunken celebration. Tita goes about caring forhim and during this time, she finds out that she was not pregnant, she was just late, andgoes about shutting out Pedro and professing her love for the doctor who she is soon tobe married to. Her denial of her love for Pedro, of course does not work and she cannot bring herself to marry the doctor. Rosaura eventually dies due to intestinal problemsand the family tradition ends with Tita.Tita and Pedro finally get together after 20 years when Pedros daughterRosaura marries. Unfortunately, during their love making, Pedro dies and in the spirit ofRomeo and Juliet and The West Side Story, Tita kills herself.An admittedly unusual title for a film, Like Water for Chocolate fits the mood --odd, playful, and sweet. It equates the boiling point of water for hot chocolate with theheight of passion. Told by Titas great grandniece this is a story with occasionalsurrealistic fanta...
