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Like Water for Chocolate (1992)

Original title: Como agua para chocolate

R · 1992-04-16 · 1h 45m · ES
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In Tita's kitchen, ordinary spices become a recipe for passion.

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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Alfonso ArauDirector
Budget
$2M
Box office
$21.7M

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Marco LeonardiMarco LeonardiPedro MuzquizLumi CavazosLumi CavazosTitaRegina TornéRegina TornéElenaAda CarrascoAda CarrascoNachaMario Iván MartínezMario Iván MartínezDoctor John BrownClaudette MailléClaudette MailléGertrudisYareli ArizmendiYareli ArizmendiRosauraJoaquín GarridoJoaquín GarridoSergeant TreviñoPilar ArandaPilar ArandaChenchaRodolfo AriasRodolfo AriasJuan AlejándrezMargarita IsabelMargarita IsabelPaquita LoboFarnesio de BernalFarnesio de BernalCura

Keywords

Single motherSibling relationshipJealousyMarriageChocolateMagic realismWeddingCookingMexican revolution

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · RomanceTheme affinitySingle Mother · Sibling Relationship · JealousyMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityRomanceDirector preference11001

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What is Like Water for Chocolate about?

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.

How long is Like Water for Chocolate?

Like Water for Chocolate has a runtime of 105 minutes.

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