

Nacha tells her to weep and let it out calling her my child and providing her with motherly comfort and support. As she can express her sorrow and disappointment with Nacha, which she would not dare to demonstrate anywhere around Mama Elena. Especially not Rosaura.’ In response, Tita considers Nacha to be a mentor to whom her misery can be conveyed. As Nacha tells her ‘now we’re alone in the kitchen, so go ahead and cry my child, because I don’t want them to see you crying tomorrow. When Tita’s true love Pedro is about to marry her sister Rosaura, she is devastated. Furthermore, throughout Tita’s life, Nacha has been her guide and advisor. That’s when Nacha takes on the role of Tita’s mother and caretaker. Tita’s biological mother, Mama Elena “had enough to do between her mourning and the enormous responsibility of running the ranch, without having to worry about feeding a newborn baby on top of everything else.’ Ultimately Tita is abandoned by her mother who could not care less for Tita’s well being.


Maternal love is one of the strongest and most potent types of love in the world, Tita though almost deprived of it, forms a special bond with Nacha.
