"In Tita's kitchen, ordinary spices become a recipe for passion."
Tita is passionately in love with Pedro, but her controlling mother forbids her from marrying him. When Pedro marries her sister, Tita throws herself into her cooking and discovers she can transfer her emotions through the food she prepares, infecting all who eat it with her intense heartbreak.
Tita
Pedro Muzquiz
Mamá Elena
John Brown
Nacha
Rosaura
Gertrudis
Chencha
Cura
Sergeant Treviño
Paquita Lobo
Esperanza
Juan Alejándrez
Alex Brown
Bisnieta
Nicolás
Rosalio
Juan de la Garza
Tía Mary
Padre de Pedro
Amiga de Paquita
Padrino
Rosaura Adolescente
Maestro Masones
Invitado a casa de J. Brown
Soldadera
Federal
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