“Like Water for Chocolate,” has always been a delectable tale of food, love, and the power they wield when intertwined. Now, Salma Hayek Pinault reimagines Laura Esquivel's 1989 classic as a story of women’s resilience in the face of a turbulent political landscape.
Woven throughout the storyline of Tita de la Garza and Pedro Muzquiz’s forbidden love is the power struggle between a small pool of wealthy landowners and politicians and the people who serve them. Backroom deals, violence and fear tactics are tools the ruling class employs in the series to maintain the status quo and achieve their desired outcomes. The country is on edge as the fight for control breaks out, and yet the show still takes time to explore the human spirit’s desire to love and be loved.
