HBO is giving a glimpse of the new series Like Water for Chocolate.
Like Water for Chocolate is a romantic drama based on the Laura Esquivel novel. The series is set during the Mexican Revolution and follows Tita de la Garza (Guaita) and Pedro Muzquiz (Baida), a young couple unable to be together due to Tita's family custom of the youngest daughter never marrying to take care of her mother until she dies.
"The protagonists navigate a world of magical realism and rich flavors as Tita struggles between the destiny imposed on her by her family and her fight for love. Along the way, the audience will witness her greatest refuge: the kitchen. For Tita, her magical connection to cooking becomes an active resistance against oppression, allowing her to channel her deepest desires and passions into her recipes, transforming those who taste them."
The cast also includes Irene Azuela as Mama Elena, Ana Valeria Becerril as Rosaura, Andrea Chaparro as Gertrudis, ingeles Cruz as Nacha, Mauricio Garcia Lozano as Don Pedro Muzquiz, Ari Brickman as Don Felipe Muzquiz, and Louis David Horne as Juan Alejandrez.
Like Water for Chocolate is written and executive produced by Francisco Javier Royo Fernandez. Salma Hayek Pinault, Jose Tamez and Siobhan Flynn also serve as executive producers.The series premieres Nov. 3 on HBO and Max.
Esquivel's novel was previously adapted as a 1992 film starring Lumi Cavazos and Marco Leonardi.
