HBO’s ‘Like Water for Chocolate’ Is a Sensual and Indulgent Reimagining of the Spanish-Language Classic: TV Review

Thirty-two years after the critically acclaimed film, HBO has adapted Laura Esquivel’s best-selling 1989 novel, “Like Water for Chocolate,” for television. Set in the early 20th century in Mexico, the six-episode Spanish-language series (critics received two for review) follows Tita (Azul Guaita), the youngest De La Garza daughter and her forbidden romance with her childhood […]