Movie·1992·1h 45m
Like Water for Chocolate
In Tita's kitchen, ordinary spices become a recipe for passion.
Country
Mexico
Language
English
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The Story
Original title: Como agua para chocolate
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.
Written By
Laura Esquivel
Producer
Alfonso Arau
Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki
Music
Leo Brouwer
Editor
Carlos Bolado
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Where to watch
Region: INRent
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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
Regino Herrera
Nicolás
Genaro Aguirre
Rosalio
David Ostrosky
Juan de la Garza
// crew
Crew
Alfonso Arau
Director, Producer
Emmanuel Lubezki
Director of Photography
Steven Bernstein
Director of Photography
Laura Esquivel
Screenplay
Carlos Bolado
Editor
Francisco Chili
Editor
Leo Brouwer
Original Music Composer
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