A division of Banijay, the world’s largest international content producer and distributor, Banijay Americas includes six subsidiary production companies in the U.S., including Endemol Shine North America, Bunim/Murray Productions, Truly Original, 51 Minds Entertainment, Authentic Entertainment and Stephen David Entertainment.
A division of Banijay, the world’s largest international content producer and distributor, Banijay Americas includes six subsidiary production companies in the U.S., including Endemol Shine North America, Bunim/Murray Productions, Truly Original, 51 Minds Entertainment, Authentic Entertainment and Stephen David Entertainment.

Like Water for Chocolate: HBO’s Original Series Begins Filming its Second Season

Press Release

April 3, 2025

With great anticipation, Like Water for Chocolate has officially begun filming its second season, which will continue to captivate audiences worldwide with its story of love and struggle, rich in traditional flavors, set during the Mexican Revolution.

“Like Water for Chocolate is a series that we are very proud of. The success of the first season shows how an authentically Mexican story can also resonate with a global audience, deeply connecting with its universe of flavors and passions”, says Mariano César, SVP of General Entertainment and Programming Strategy at Warner Bros. Discovery Latin America and US Hispanic. “This success drives us to take the second season even further, betting on the high quality of its production and the magnificent team of artists and creators that make this story a truly magical production,” he concluded.

“This will be a season of change and growth for many of our characters, particularly Tita. We are proud to partner with Max and Endemol again for this new season, which will be an intense journey, full of dramatic but also romantic, magical events. I can’t wait for the audience to experience how our story concludes.” said Executive Producer Salma Hayek Pinault, Founder of Ventanarosa Productions.

“The start of production on season two is a fantastic moment and an extraordinary testament to the power of collaboration and the incredible synergy between Endemol Shine North America, our visionary partners at Ventanarosa, the tremendous team at Warner Bros. Discovery, and the exceptional production prowess of EndemolShine Boomdog,” added Lisa Fahrenholt, Executive Vice President, Scripted Development, Endemol Shine North America. “Season one reminded us of the impact of Laura Esquivel’s novel, which transcends borders and emotionally connects with viewers, and why we love television – pure, captivating stories, beautifully brought to life. We are thrilled to continue this journey and deliver even more of the recipe audiences have embraced.”

“We are very excited to be back in production to complete our adaptation of this iconic novel. We have an enormous responsibility and are backed by a very talented team. We are confident this second season will go even farther, with more mature characters, and deeper and more complex relationships that are the engines for the drama in this fascinating story of love, food, and magic realism,” commented Alejandro Rincón, CEO of EndemolShine Boomdog.

Based on the celebrated novel by Laura Esquivel, in its first season, the HBO original series Like Water for Chocolate became the most-watched Latin American content on Max worldwide and climbed to be among the top three most-watched series on the platform during its premiere month, captivating thousands with its combination of endearing and human characters, the universal struggle for love, and the special ingredient of magic both inside and outside the kitchen. This second part will further elevate the narrative with new dramatic twists, intense emotions, and a dazzling production.

“Like Water for Chocolate is a melodrama in the best possible sense of the word—a larger-than-life historical epic of love and lust, birth and death, duty and destiny. HBO’s version justifies its existence, three decades after the release of an excellent big-screen adaptation that became in U.S. history, by embracing that melodrama, with all the intensity and sensuality it brings.” -TIME

The incredible and renowned cast of Like Water for Chocolate returns for this season, including Irene Azuela as Mamá Elena, Azul Guaita as the beloved character Tita, Ana Valeria Becerril as Rosaura, Tita’s sister and love rival; Andrea Chaparro as the brave Gertrudis, Tita’s half-sister; Andrés Baida is Pedro Múzquiz, Tita’s eternal lover; Ángeles Cruz is Nacha, the cook and Tita’s mentor. Francisco Angelini plays Dr. Brown, and Louis David Horné plays the battle-hardened Juan Alejandrez; Mauricio García Lozano is Don Pedro Múzquiz, and Ari Brickman is Don Felipe Múzquiz.

The talent behind the camera includes:

  • Director: Julián de Tavira
  • Director of Photography: Ximena Amann
  • Showrunner: Jerry Rodríguez
  • Head Writer: Silvia Ortega Vettoretti
  • Script Assistance: Check cinco
  • Production Design: Antonio Muño – Hierro
  • Costume Design: Annaí Ramos
  • Makeup Design: María Paz Robles

The HBO original series Like Water for Chocolate is a production of Ventanarosa Productions with Salma Hayek Pinault, José Tamez, and Siobhan Flynn serving as Executive Producers for Ventanarosa, along with Sharon Levy, Lisa Fahrenholt, and Flavio Morales for Endemol Shine North America, and Alejandro Rincón, Clara Machado, and Jerry Rodríguez for Endemol Shine Boomdog. The executive production of Warner Bros. Discovery is led by Mariano César, Vanessa Miranda, and Anouk Aarón.

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Todo TV News: HBO begins filming the second season of Like Water for Chocolate