Tita de la Garza

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
novel protagonist
adaptedIn Like Water for Chocolate
surface form: 1992 film Like Water for Chocolate
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 NERFINISHED
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
repressed female desire
timePeriod Mexican Revolution era

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Rosaura isRomanticRivalOf Tita de la Garza
Like Water for Chocolate mainCharacter Tita de la Garza