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73% Critic Match
Like Water for Chocolate
“In Tita's kitchen, ordinary spices become a recipe for passion.”
7.3 / 10• 1992• 1h 45m•R• Spanish
DramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Lumi Cavazos
Tita
Lead
Marco Leonardi
Pedro Muzquiz
Regina Torné
Mamá Elena
Mario Iván Martínez
John Brown
Ada Carrasco
Nacha
Yareli Arizmendi
Rosaura
Claudette Maillé
Gertrudis
PA
Pilar Aranda
Chencha
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alfonso Arau's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Like Water for Chocolate is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
