Like Water for Chocolate

Like Water for Chocolate (1992)

In Tita's kitchen, ordinary spices become a recipe for passion.

  • Genre: Drama, Romance
  • Release Date: 1992-04-16
  • User Rating: 7.277/10 from 468 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 45min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Aviacsa
  • Production Country: Mexico
  • Director: Alfonso Arau
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Summary

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.

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  • Lumi Cavazos

    as Tita
  • Regina Torné

    as Elena
  • Ada Carrasco

    as Nacha
  • Marco Leonardi

    as Pedro Muzquiz
  • Mario Iván Martínez

    as Doctor John Brown
  • Claudette Maillé

    as Gertrudis
  • Yareli Arizmendi

    as Rosaura
  • Joaquín Garrido

    as Sergeant Treviño
  • Pilar Aranda

    as Chencha
  • Rodolfo Arias

    as Juan Alejándrez
  • Margarita Isabel

    as Paquita Lobo
  • Farnesio de Bernal

    as Cura
  • Sandra Arau

    as Esperanza Muzquiz
  • Andrés García Jr.

    as Alex Brown
  • Arcelia Ramírez

    as Great Granddaughter / Narrator (voice)
Directing Alfonso Arau Director
Production Alfonso Arau Producer
Camera Steven Bernstein Director of Photography
Camera Emmanuel Lubezki Director of Photography
Crew Farnesio de Bernal Choreographer
Art Marco Antonio Arteaga Settings
Editing Carlos Bolado Editor
Crew Emilio Mendoza Scenic Artist
Editing Francisco Chili Editor
Writing Laura Esquivel Novel
Costume & Make-Up Maria Ines Garibay Assistant Costume Designer
Costume & Make-Up Sergio Espinoza Makeup Artist
Production Felipe Fernandez Casting
Sound Juan Castro Sound
Costume & Make-Up Julian Tejeda Hair Department Head
Production Emilia Arau Production Manager
Crew Gonzalo Ceja Scenic Artist
Art Denise Pizzini Settings
Costume & Make-Up Julian Tejeda Makeup Department Head
Costume & Make-Up Aurora Sanchez Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Lucero Esquivias Hairstylist
Writing Laura Esquivel Screenplay
Production Jenny Ayala Production Coordinator
Production Óscar Castillo Production Manager
Production Alfonso Granados Location Manager
Crew Marisol Marquez Padilla Unit Publicist
Costume & Make-Up Carlos Brown Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Victor Balderas Assistant Costume Designer
Costume & Make-Up Robert Villafuerte Makeup Artist
Crew Javier Lambert Stunt Coordinator
Crew Ricardo M. Kaplan Scenic Artist
Art Mauricio de Aguinaco Settings
Production Claudia Becker Casting
Production Belinda Uriegas Production Manager
Sound Leo Brouwer Original Music Composer

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