Based on the book, 'Like water For Chocolate' by the mexican author Laura Esquivel, this monologue portrays the other side of the story- through the apparent antagonist, Rosaura's eyes. Her story that was misunderstood, her story that was never told to begin with. The book 'Like Water for Chocolate' was made into a film in 1992, is based during the time of the Mexican Civil War and focuses on the brutality of Mexican tradition towards women and belongs to the magical realism genre.

A girl with secrets and love for cooking. Inside scoop of the De La Garza life and feelings for a year. Laura Esquivel's Like Water for Chocolate tells the story of Tita De La Garza, the youngest daughter in a family. We learn about her struggle to pursue love and claim independence throughout the twelve months, starting with January and ending with December. Each chapter are the months that has recipes to begin which are the focal point to this book for it deals with Tita's emotions, and how it brings a variety of outcomes in the mixture. (Joyamae F., Shekinah H., Xavier D. -Pd1)