Como agua para chocolate (1992)
Historia de amor y gastronomía ambientada en México a principios del siglo XX. Dos jóvenes locamente enamorados, Tita y Pedro, tienen que renunciar a su amor porque Mamá Elena decide que Tita, por ser la menor de sus hijas, debe quedarse soltera para cuidarla en su vejez. Entre los olores y sabores de la cocina tradicional mexicana, Tita sufrirá durante muchos años por un amor que perdurará más allá del tiempo.
Directora:
Alfonso Arau
Escritor:
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 |