Like Water for Chocolate
In Tita's kitchen, ordinary spices become a recipe for passion.
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Overview
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.
Box Office$21,665,468
AwardsNominated for 1 BAFTA Award27 wins & 14 nominations total
Cast
Lumi CavazosTita
Marco LeonardiPedro Muzquiz
Regina TornéMamá Elena
Mario Iván MartínezJohn Brown
Ada CarrascoNacha
Yareli ArizmendiRosaura
Claudette MailléGertrudisPilar ArandaChencha
Farnesio de BernalCura
Joaquín GarridoSergeant Treviño
Margarita IsabelPaquita LoboSandra ArauEsperanza
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DirectorAlfonso Arau
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Details
Original TitleComo agua para chocolate
Release DateApril 16, 1992
Budget$2,000,000
Revenue$21,744,201
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
StudiosAviacsa, Cinevista
