jealousy,sibling relationship,based on novel or book,cooking,marriage,mexican revolution,platonic love,wedding,single mother,magic realism,former lovers,lovers separated,mexican cooking recipes

Like Water for Chocolate (1992)

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In Tita's kitchen, ordinary spices become a recipe for passion.

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 & Crew

Director
Alfonso Arau
  • Profile picture of Lumi Cavazos
    Tita Lumi Cavazos
  • Profile picture of Regina Torné
    Elena Regina Torné
  • Profile picture of Ada Carrasco
    Nacha Ada Carrasco
  • Profile picture of Marco Leonardi
    Pedro Muzquiz Marco Leonardi
  • Profile picture of Mario Iván Martínez
    Doctor John Brown Mario Iván Martínez
  • Profile picture of Claudette Maillé
    Gertrudis Claudette Maillé
  • Profile picture of Yareli Arizmendi
    Rosaura Yareli Arizmendi
  • Profile picture of Joaquín Garrido
    Sergeant Treviño Joaquín Garrido

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Keywords

  • jealousy
  • sibling relationship
  • based on novel or book
  • cooking
  • marriage
  • mexican revolution
  • platonic love
  • wedding
  • single mother
  • magic realism
  • former lovers
  • lovers separated
  • mexican cooking recipes