Like Water for Chocolate (1992)
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.
Director:
Alfonso Arau
Writer:
Laura Esquivel
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Lumi Cavazos as Tita |
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Marco Leonardi as Pedro Muzquiz |
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Regina Torné as Mamá Elena |
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Mario Iván Martínez as John Brown |
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Ada Carrasco as Nacha |
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Yareli Arizmendi as Rosaura |
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Claudette Maillé as Gertrudis |
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Pilar Aranda as Chencha |
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Farnesio de Bernal as Cura |
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Joaquín Garrido as Sergeant Treviño |
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Margarita Isabel as Paquita Lobo |
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Sandra Arau as Esperanza |
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Rodolfo Arias as Juan Alejándrez |
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Andrés García Jr. as Alex Brown |
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Arcelia Ramírez as Bisnieta |
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Regino Herrera as Nicolás |
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Genaro Aguirre as Rosalio |
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David Ostrosky as Juan de la Garza |
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Brígida Alexander as Tía Mary |
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Amado Ramírez as Padre de Pedro |
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Socorro Rodríguez as Amiga de Paquita |
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Rafael Rodríguez Zuazua as Padrino |
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Gabriela Canudas as Rosaura Adolescente |
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Osvaldo Martínez as Maestro Masones |
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Teresa Ross as Invitado a casa de J. Brown |
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Sonia Ruiz as Soldadera |
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Jose F. Lopez as Federal |
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Teodoro Bastidas as Revolucionario |
| Directing | Alfonso Arau | Director |
| Production | Alfonso Arau | Producer |
| Camera | Steven Bernstein | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Emmanuel Lubezki | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Laura Esquivel | Novel |
| Production | Felipe Fernandez | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lucero Esquivias | Hairstylist |
| Production | Emilia Arau | Production Manager |
| Crew | Ricardo M. Kaplan | Scenic Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carlos Brown | Costume Design |
| Art | Denise Pizzini | Settings |
| Editing | Carlos Bolado | Editor |
| Crew | Emilio Mendoza | Scenic Artist |
| Crew | Farnesio de Bernal | Choreographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Villafuerte | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sergio Espinoza | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Laura Esquivel | Screenplay |
| Production | Claudia Becker | Casting |
| Art | Marco Antonio Arteaga | Settings |
| Editing | Francisco Chili | Editor |
| Sound | Juan Castro | Sound |
| Crew | Javier Lambert | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Marisol Marquez Padilla | Unit Publicist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aurora Sanchez | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Victor Balderas | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Production | Óscar Castillo | Production Manager |
| Production | Jenny Ayala | Production Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julian Tejeda | Hair Department Head |
| Crew | Gonzalo Ceja | Scenic Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Ines Garibay | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julian Tejeda | Makeup Department Head |
| Production | Belinda Uriegas | Production Manager |
| Art | Mauricio de Aguinaco | Settings |
| Production | Alfonso Granados | Location Manager |
| Sound | Leo Brouwer | Original Music Composer |