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Tortilla Soup --- A characterization of Leticia Naranjo

In the movie Tortilla Soup, a hardworking chef , Martin Naranjo lives with his three daughters. The family of four seems to be very close, by the way that they by routine share family meals and casual conversation. The oldest daughter is Leticia, the middle daughter is Carmen and the youngest daughter is Maribel. All three daughters have very distinct personalities that create very different characters. The most interesting character of this family to me was Leticia.

Leticia is the conservative sister of the three. She seems to be a very devout religious woman, who can’t even bear to hear anyone curse. Throughout the movie she is a “goodie two-shoes” by the way that she speaks and looks at her sisters when she feels that they are getting out of hand. She wears very conservative clothing and is always the one to pray out loud before each meal. After a while she seems to let loose a little bit when her sisters try to put her in her place in different situations. She also seems to let herself give in to her feelings when she gets tricked into thinking that a co-worker is sending her love notes. Leticia works as a Chemistry teacher at a school, where she sometimes admires from a far a baseball coach from her classroom window. For many days she receives love letters and poems from her students but she thinks that they are from Orlando, the baseball coach. Her sister Carmen finds out about the love letters and convinces her to get a makeover and to pursue her love. Orlando and Leticia end up eloping because they felt it was the right thing before they felt guilty about pre-marital sex. The fact that they eloped so quickly because of their religious beliefs shows how devout Leticia really is despite that she temporarily let herself be taken away by love.

Throughout the movie we see the different lives that the three sisters are seeking while they are still all living under the roof of their father’s home. They each start to slowly make their moves of independence by making surprising announcement over dinner. Carmen begins by telling her father that she bought a Condo and will be moving out once the construction of it is finished. Maribel ends up leaving the house when she tells her father and sisters that she will move in with her boyfriend. Then Leticia surprises everyone when she introduces Orlando as her husband. This movie was about different meals and different personalities trying to find themselves. It was very interesting to see how a family was striving to stay close yet stay independent while they find what truly makes them happy. Even the sisters’ father Martin surprises everyone at the end when he announces that he sold the family’s home and bought a new one. He then proposes to a long time friend in front of the entire family. The movie was all about finding yourself while staying close to those you love.