Mi negro pasado (Como agua para chocolate 2) / My Dark Past (Like Water for Chocolate 2) (Como agua para chocolate / Like Water for Chocolate, 2)

by Laura Esquivel

224 pages, Paperback

Published February 18, 2025

About the author

Laura Esquivel is a Mexican novelist, screenwriter, and former politician best known for her internationally acclaimed debut novel Like Water for Chocolate (Como agua para chocolate). Blending magical realism with deep cultural roots, the novel became a bestseller in Mexico and the United States and was adapted into a successful film that received multiple international awards. Originally trained in education and theater, Esquivel began her career writing for children’s television and later moved into cinema and literature, often weaving food, family, and emotion into her stories.
Esquivel’s fiction is known for its lyrical style and its exploration of love, tradition, and identity, frequently drawing on Mexican history and folklore. Her other novels include The Law of Love, Swift as Desire, and Malinche, which reimagines the story of the controversial historical figure linked to Hernán Cortés. She has also published essays on food and culture in Between Two Fires and returned to her most beloved character in El diario de Tita.
In addition to her literary work, Esquivel served as a deputy in the Mexican Congress for the Morena Party and has been active in cultural and environmental policy. Her writing continues to inspire discussions on gender, power, and the enduring bonds of heritage.

Reviews

[Rosalinda Rocha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gracias Laura Esquivel por escribir este increíble libro y por dejarme terminar la historia de Tita y Pedro de esta forma, que vivan los Romeo y Julieta version mexicana joderrrr 🤍

[Kathya · Rating 2 out of 5]

personalmente no me gusto como abarca temas de peso, en realidad no conecte para nada con la historia

[Fernando Osmán · Rating 3 out of 5]

El amor es eterno, viaja, se transforma, pero siempre vuelve. Renace cada día en otros cuerpos, en otras bocas, en otras manos y hay que agradecerlo.