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Like Water for Chocolate
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Like Water for Chocolate

1992-04-16 · 105 min · ★ 7.3

Drama · Romance

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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Directors
Alfonso Arau
Production companies
Aviacsa, Cinevista
Countries
Mexico
Status
Released
Budget
USD 2,000,000
Revenue
USD 21,744,201

Top Cast

Lumi CavazosLumi CavazosTita
Marco LeonardiMarco LeonardiPedro Muzquiz
Regina TornéRegina TornéMamá Elena
Mario Iván MartínezMario Iván MartínezJohn Brown
Ada CarrascoAda CarrascoNacha
Yareli ArizmendiYareli ArizmendiRosaura
Claudette MailléClaudette MailléGertrudis
Pilar ArandaChencha
Farnesio de BernalFarnesio de BernalCura
Joaquín GarridoJoaquín GarridoSergeant Treviño
Margarita IsabelMargarita IsabelPaquita Lobo
Sandra ArauEsperanza
Rodolfo AriasRodolfo AriasJuan Alejándrez
Andrés García Jr.Alex Brown
Arcelia RamírezArcelia RamírezBisnieta
Regino HerreraNicolás
Genaro AguirreRosalio
David OstroskyDavid OstroskyJuan de la Garza
Brígida AlexanderTía Mary
Amado RamírezPadre de Pedro

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