Like Water for Chocolate

1992 Alfonso Arau 1h 45m
Drama Romance

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

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