Like Water for Chocolate

7.3 1992 Alfonso Arau 1h 45m
Drama Romance
Like Water for Chocolate

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

Lumi Cavazos Lumi Cavazos Tita
Marco Leonardi Marco Leonardi Pedro Muzquiz
Regina Torné Regina Torné Mamá Elena
Mario Iván Martínez Mario Iván Martínez John Brown
Ada Carrasco Ada Carrasco Nacha
Yareli Arizmendi Yareli Arizmendi Rosaura
Claudette Maillé Claudette Maillé Gertrudis
Pilar Aranda Chencha

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Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with Like Water for Chocolate

The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden 2016
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