By Eili Cordova
Literary classics are returning to the screen. Netflix is betting on ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ and MAX will do it with ‘Like Water for Chocolate’, a series produced by Salma Hayek.
The preview promises to be an epic adaptation, taking into consideration the Mexican settings and the meals that the protagonist prepares.
What is the series about?
The series is based on the book by Laura Esquivel, which has the same name. The protagonist of the book, Tita de la Garza, andis a young woman who lives in a traditional Mexican family, led by her mother.
Tita, from birth, was chosen to be the one who would stay with her mother until the day she died, andThis “promise” prevents her from being with the love of her life, Pedro.
Pedro went to ask for Tita’s hand, but his mother offers him her other sister: Rosaura, he accepts in order to be close to the woman he loves.
Throughout the story, the love between Tita and Pedro transforms until it explodes. Each chapter of the book is focused on love and gastronomytalks about typical recipes from Mexico and that methodology is key to its success.
The cast of the series is made up of Mexican stars: Irene Azuela, Azul Guaita, Ana Valeri Becerril, Andrea Chaparro, Andrés Baida, Ángeles Cruz, Mauricio García Lozano, Ari Brickman and Louis David Horné.
The series, according to the information disclosed, was recorded entirely in Mexico. It will premiere on November 3, through the MAX platform.
MAX premieres in October
In this month of October, MAX surprised with great premieres. on the platform There is ‘M3gan’, ‘The Mystery of Salem’s Lot’, ‘Observados’, ‘Beetlejuice The Super Ghost’.
In addition, from the James Wan universe franchises such as ‘The Conjuring’, ‘The Night of the Demon’ and ‘Anabelle’. In MAX it is also found ‘Breaking the Circle’, Blake Livey’s new film.
The film is based on the story of a woman who suffers domestic violence and decides to work to leave that violent relationship behind. The film received mixed reviews and so did the actress, due to her behavior.
For many fans, during the promotion of the film, it was not consistent with their outfits and attitude, because it did not give the necessary focus to the violence and the importance of women leaving violent circles.
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