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 | Emmanuel Lubezki | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Steven Bernstein | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Laura Esquivel | Novel |
| Writing | Laura Esquivel | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carlos Brown | Costume Design |
| Crew | Emilio Mendoza | Scenic Artist |
| Crew | Ricardo M. Kaplan | Scenic Artist |
| Crew | Gonzalo Ceja | Scenic Artist |
| Art | Marco Antonio Arteaga | Settings |
| Art | Mauricio de Aguinaco | Settings |
| Art | Denise Pizzini | Settings |
| Crew | Farnesio de Bernal | Choreographer |
| Production | Claudia Becker | Casting |
| Production | Felipe Fernandez | Casting |
| Editing | Carlos Bolado | Editor |
| Editing | Francisco Chili | Editor |
| Sound | Juan Castro | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Ines Garibay | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Victor Balderas | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julian Tejeda | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julian Tejeda | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Villafuerte | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sergio Espinoza | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lucero Esquivias | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aurora Sanchez | Hairstylist |
| Production | Óscar Castillo | Production Manager |
| Production | Emilia Arau | Production Manager |
| Production | Belinda Uriegas | Production Manager |
| Production | Alfonso Granados | Location Manager |
| Crew | Marisol Marquez Padilla | Unit Publicist |
| Production | Jenny Ayala | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Javier Lambert | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Leo Brouwer | Original Music Composer |