Tita de la Garza
E90445
Tita de la Garza is the passionate, emotionally expressive heroine of Laura Esquivel’s novel "Like Water for Chocolate," whose cooking magically channels her feelings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tita de la Garza canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T660992 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tita de la Garza Context triple: [Like Water for Chocolate, mainCharacter, Tita de la Garza]
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A.
Clementina
Clementina is a feminine given name, often considered a variant of Clementine, used in various European and Latin American cultures.
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B.
Carmen Cortez
Carmen Cortez is a resourceful young spy and one of the two sibling protagonists in the Spy Kids film series.
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C.
Luisa
Luisa is a feminine given name used in various languages, particularly Romance languages, as a form of the name Louise.
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D.
Amada Cruz
Amada Cruz is an American museum director and arts administrator known for leading major art institutions, including serving as director of the Seattle Art Museum.
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E.
Teresa
Teresa is the religious name of Mother Teresa, the Catholic nun and missionary renowned for her charitable work with the poor in Kolkata, India.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tita de la Garza Target entity description: Tita de la Garza is the passionate, emotionally expressive heroine of Laura Esquivel’s novel "Like Water for Chocolate," whose cooking magically channels her feelings.
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A.
Clementina
Clementina is a feminine given name, often considered a variant of Clementine, used in various European and Latin American cultures.
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B.
Carmen Cortez
Carmen Cortez is a resourceful young spy and one of the two sibling protagonists in the Spy Kids film series.
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C.
Luisa
Luisa is a feminine given name used in various languages, particularly Romance languages, as a form of the name Louise.
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D.
Amada Cruz
Amada Cruz is an American museum director and arts administrator known for leading major art institutions, including serving as director of the Seattle Art Museum.
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E.
Teresa
Teresa is the religious name of Mother Teresa, the Catholic nun and missionary renowned for her charitable work with the poor in Kolkata, India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ novel protagonist ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
Like Water for Chocolate
ⓘ
surface form:
1992 film Like Water for Chocolate
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| appearsIn | Like Water for Chocolate ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
food and cooking
ⓘ
magical realism ⓘ |
| boundBy | family tradition that youngest daughter cannot marry ⓘ |
| centralThemeOf | Like Water for Chocolate ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
emotionally expressive
ⓘ
passionate ⓘ rebellious ⓘ sensitive ⓘ |
| createdBy | Laura Esquivel ⓘ |
| emotionEffect | her feelings affect those who eat her food ⓘ |
| familyName |
De la Garza
ⓘ
surface form:
de la Garza
|
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1989 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
magical realist novel
ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Spanish ⓘ |
| literaryRole | heroine of Like Water for Chocolate ⓘ |
| loves | Pedro Muzquiz ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| mother | Mama Elena ⓘ |
| narratedBy | great-niece in Like Water for Chocolate ⓘ |
| nationality | Mexican ⓘ |
| notableFor | cooking that channels her emotions ⓘ |
| occupation | cook ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Lumi Cavazos ⓘ |
| setIn | Mexico ⓘ |
| sister |
Gertrudis De la Garza
ⓘ
surface form:
Gertrudis de la Garza
Rosaura De la Garza ⓘ
surface form:
Rosaura de la Garza
|
| symbolizes |
emotional liberation
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repressed female desire ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Mexican Revolution era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tita de la Garza Description of subject: Tita de la Garza is the passionate, emotionally expressive heroine of Laura Esquivel’s novel "Like Water for Chocolate," whose cooking magically channels her feelings.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Heat (chapter in Like Water for Chocolate)