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.
Statements (36)
| 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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