Like Water for Chocolate
“In Tita's kitchen, ordinary spices become a recipe for passion.”
1992•R•1h 45m•7.3•Released
DramaRomance
Tita is passionately in love with Pedro, but her controlling mother forbids her from marrying him. When Pedro marries her sister, Tita throws herself into her cooking and discovers she can transfer her emotions through the food she prepares, infecting all who eat it with her intense heartbreak.
Director
Alfonso Arau
Writer
Laura Esquivel
Budget
$2M
Revenue
$22M
Languages
English, Spanish
Studio
Aviacsa
Cast
Lumi Cavazos
Tita
Marco Leonardi
Pedro Muzquiz
Regina Torné
Mamá Elena
Mario Iván Martínez
John Brown
Ada Carrasco
Nacha
Yareli Arizmendi
Rosaura
Claudette Maillé
Gertrudis
Pilar Aranda
Chencha
Farnesio de Bernal
Cura
Joaquín Garrido
Sergeant Treviño
Margarita Isabel
Paquita Lobo
Sandra Arau
Esperanza
Rodolfo Arias
Juan Alejándrez
Andrés García Jr.
Alex Brown
Arcelia Ramírez
Bisnieta
Production
Company
Aviacsa
Company
Cinevista
Producer
Alfonso Arau
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