Like Water for Chocolate

Like Water for Chocolate

Love defying duty and tradition.

Created by Sandra García Velten

On HBO Latin America, HBO Latino

2024–20262 seasons12 episodes8.2 / 10

A romantic, visually lush adaptation of magical realism that uses cooking and family duty as the battleground for a love that defies tradition.

Tita de la Garza and Pedro Muzquiz are two souls in love who cannot be together due to deep-rooted family customs, which will force Tita to navigate with magical tints and flavors between the destiny dictated by her family and the fight for her love, while we accompany her in her greatest refuge: the kitchen.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Like Water for Chocolate sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of series.

  • Is Like Water for Chocolate scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 70% of series.

  • Is Like Water for Chocolate violent? Not especially. Less violent than 61% of series.

  • Is Like Water for Chocolate easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 61% of series.

  • Does Like Water for Chocolate leave you hopeful? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

47/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity71

How unlike any other series this one feels

Surprise22

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love54

How much audiences actually like it

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