Como Agua para Chocolate: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Como Agua para Chocolate explores the idea that sometimes traditions can become a prison, an obstacle for love. Tita de la Garza and Pedro Múzquiz are two souls deeply in love, yet unable to be together due to entrenched family customs. 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.

Series details

• Title: Como Agua para Chocolate
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Spanish
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2024-11-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 2026-03-22
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: HBO Max
• Typical episode runtime: 51 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 79842
• IMDb ID: tt29258436
• TVDB ID: 454690

Cast and credited roles

• Irene Azuela — Mamá Elena
• Azul Guaita — Tita
• Ana Valeria Becerril — Rosaura
• Andrea Chaparro — Gertrudis

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2024-11-03; final listed air date 2024-12-08; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2026-02-15; final listed air date 2026-03-22; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

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