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.
Title | Like Water for Chocolate |
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Year | 1992 |
Genre | Drama, Romance |
Country | Mexico |
Studio | Aviacsa, Cinevista |
Cast | Marco Leonardi, Lumi Cavazos, Regina Torné, Ada Carrasco, Mario Iván Martínez, Claudette Maillé |
Crew | Alfonso Arau (Director), Laura Esquivel (Novel), Alfonso Arau (Producer), Emmanuel Lubezki (Director of Photography), Steven Bernstein (Director of Photography), Denise Pizzini (Settings) |
Keyword | jealousy, sibling relationship, chocolate, cooking, marriage, mexican revolution, wedding, single mother, magic realism |
Release | Apr 16, 1992 |
Runtime | 105 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.30 / 10 by 449 users |
Popularity | 15 |
Budget | 2,000,000 |
Revenue | 21,744,201 |
Language | English, Español |