her health. After deciding not to come back to the ranch, Tita is forced to return because Mama Elena is injured by rebel soldiers. However, Mama Elena rejects Tita¡s kindness, and dies shortly afterwards. Mama Elena¡s death frees Tita from the family tradition and Tita accepts Dr. John¡s marriage proposal. Meanwhile, Pedro and Rosaura return to the ranch and Rosaura bears another child, Esperanza. On the night that John asks Pedro¡s blessing for their marriage, Pedro corners Tita in a hidden room and takes her virginity. After sometime, Tita learns that she is pregnant. She then tells this to Gertrudis, their middle sister, who has returned to the ranch. (Previously, Gertrudis ran off with a revolutionary soldier after Tita¡s special meal with rose petals served as an aphrodisiac for her.) Gertudis forces Tita to tell Pedro about her pregnancy. Then, Mama Elena¡s ghost orders Tita to leave the ranch. For the first time, Tita stands up against Mama Elena and banishes her. As she sends away the ghost, Tita is relieved of her pregnancy and the light from the ghost bursts through the window and hits Pedro, who is by the window. Tita then takes care of him and confesses their relationship to John. Though John is still willing to marry Tita, Tita chooses not to pursue the wedding. Years have passed, and Rosaura dies. Esperanza grows up and falls in love with John¡s son, Alex. After the happy union of Alex and Esperanza, Pedro and Tita is left in the ranch, and for the first time, they are able to express their love freely. Their love is so intense that Pedro dies. Tita, in desperation to be with him, ignites her inner fire by eating candles, thus setting her body on fire. Her unity with Pedro in the afterlife sets the whole ranch on fire. The fire produced beautiful explosions that the townspeople mistake for fireworks in celebration of Alex and Esperanza¡s wedding. When the couple returns home from their honeymoon, they find the...