
Like Water for Chocolate (1992)
7.3|16 Apr, 1992|105 min
In Tita's kitchen, ordinary spices become a recipe for passion.
7.3|16 Apr, 1992|105 min
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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.
Language
Budget$2,000,000
Revenue $21,744,201
English,
Español
Budget$2,000,000
Revenue $21,744,201
Keywords
jealousy
sibling relationship
based on novel or book
cooking
marriage
mexican revolution
platonic love
wedding
single mother
magic realism
former lovers
lovers separated
Casts

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
Regino Herrera
Nicolás
Genaro Aguirre
Rosalio
David Ostrosky
Juan de la Garza
Brígida Alexander
Tía Mary
Amado Ramírez
Padre de Pedro
Socorro Rodríguez
Amiga de Paquita
Rafael Rodríguez Zuazua
Padrino
Gabriela Canudas
Rosaura Adolescente
Osvaldo Martínez
Maestro Masones
Teresa Ross
Invitado a casa de J. Brown
Sonia Ruiz
Soldadera
Jose F. Lopez
Federal
Teodoro Bastidas
Revolucionario
Crews

Alfonso Arau
Director

Alfonso Arau
Producer
Steven Bernstein
Director of Photography

Emmanuel Lubezki
Director of Photography

Laura Esquivel
Novel
Felipe Fernandez
Casting
Lucero Esquivias
Hairstylist
Emilia Arau
Production Manager
Ricardo M. Kaplan
Scenic Artist
Carlos Brown
Costume Design

Denise Pizzini
Settings
Carlos Bolado
Editor
Emilio Mendoza
Scenic Artist

Farnesio de Bernal
Choreographer
Robert Villafuerte
Makeup Artist
Sergio Espinoza
Makeup Artist

Laura Esquivel
Screenplay
Claudia Becker
Casting
Marco Antonio Arteaga
Settings
Francisco Chili
Editor
Juan Castro
Sound
Javier Lambert
Stunt Coordinator
Marisol Marquez Padilla
Unit Publicist
Aurora Sanchez
Hairstylist
Victor Balderas
Assistant Costume Designer

Óscar Castillo
Production Manager
Jenny Ayala
Production Coordinator
Julian Tejeda
Hair Department Head
Gonzalo Ceja
Scenic Artist
Maria Ines Garibay
Assistant Costume Designer
Julian Tejeda
Makeup Department Head
Belinda Uriegas
Production Manager
Mauricio de Aguinaco
Settings
Alfonso Granados
Location Manager
Leo Brouwer
Original Music Composer
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