Like Water For Chocolate

“Like Water for Chocolate” was the first novel written by Laura Esquivel, which has been compared with that of the fairytale, Cinderella. Its success led to the immediate production of it into a film. Both the novel and film were released in the U.S. in 1993. “Like Water for Chocolate” is the story of Tita, youngest daughter of the matriarch Mama Elena. Tita is forbidden to marry her true love, Pedro Muzquiz because of a …

…ask is that you tell me whether I can hope to win your love”(Esquivel p18). This was Pedro’s confession of love to Tita. It was a very passionate part of the novel, but I did not feel that same passion with the actor who played the role of Pedro (Mario Leonardi) in the film. On his part, the scene was dry and was not believable that he was madly in love with her.