The youngest, Tita (Lumi Cavazos), must stay at home and never marry.

NEWYORKER: Like Water for Chocolate

"China's not ready to turn the support to North Korea switch to 'off' at this stage, " said Roger Cavazos, a North Korea watcher at the Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability.

NPR: North Korea Nuke Test Could Test China's Patience

Security expert Roger Cavazos, a former U.S. Army officer, wrote in a report for the Nautilus Institute last year that, among other things, North Korea's big guns have a high rate of firing duds, pose more of a threat to Seoul's less populated outer suburbs, and would be vulnerable to counterattack as soon as they start firing and reveal their location.

NPR: Despite Threats, Risks Temper Korea War Tensions