Like Water for Chocolate (1992)
Released:
1992-04-16
Duration:
1hr 45min
Rating 7.3
In Tita's kitchen, ordinary spices become a recipe for passion.
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Aviacsa
Cinevista
Additional Info
Budget | $2,000,000.00 |
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Revenue | $21,744,201.00 |
Original Language | es |
Popularity | 172.886 |
Directed By
Alfonso Arau
Crew
Director
Alfonso Arau
Alfonso Arau
Producer
Alfonso Arau
Alfonso Arau
Director of Photography
Emmanuel Lubezki
Emmanuel Lubezki
Director of Photography
Steven Bernstein
Steven Bernstein
Novel
Laura Esquivel
Laura Esquivel
Screenplay
Laura Esquivel
Laura Esquivel
Costume Design
Carlos Brown
Carlos Brown
Scenic Artist
Emilio Mendoza
Emilio Mendoza
Scenic Artist
Ricardo M. Kaplan
Ricardo M. Kaplan
Scenic Artist
Gonzalo Ceja
Gonzalo Ceja
Settings
Marco Antonio Arteaga
Marco Antonio Arteaga
Settings
Mauricio de Aguinaco
Mauricio de Aguinaco
Settings
Denise Pizzini
Denise Pizzini
Choreographer
Farnesio de Bernal
Farnesio de Bernal
Casting
Claudia Becker
Claudia Becker
Casting
Felipe Fernandez
Felipe Fernandez
Editor
Carlos Bolado
Carlos Bolado
Editor
Francisco Chili
Francisco Chili
Sound
Juan Castro
Juan Castro
Assistant Costume Designer
Maria Ines Garibay
Maria Ines Garibay
Assistant Costume Designer
Victor Balderas
Victor Balderas
Makeup Department Head
Julian Tejeda
Julian Tejeda
Hair Department Head
Julian Tejeda
Julian Tejeda
Makeup Artist
Robert Villafuerte
Robert Villafuerte
Makeup Artist
Sergio Espinoza
Sergio Espinoza
Hairstylist
Lucero Esquivias
Lucero Esquivias
Hairstylist
Aurora Sanchez
Aurora Sanchez
Production Manager
Óscar Castillo
Óscar Castillo
Production Manager
Emilia Arau
Emilia Arau
Production Manager
Belinda Uriegas
Belinda Uriegas
Location Manager
Alfonso Granados
Alfonso Granados
Unit Publicist
Marisol Marquez Padilla
Marisol Marquez Padilla
Production Coordinator
Jenny Ayala
Jenny Ayala
Stunt Coordinator
Javier Lambert
Javier Lambert
Original Music Composer
Leo Brouwer
Leo Brouwer
TOP CAST
Lumi Cavazos
Tita
Regina Torné
Elena
Ada Carrasco
Nacha
Marco Leonardi
Pedro Muzquiz
Mario Iván Martínez
Doctor John Brown
Claudette Maillé
Gertrudis
Yareli Arizmendi
Rosaura
Joaquín Garrido
Sergeant Treviño
Pilar Aranda
Chencha
Rodolfo Arias
Juan Alejándrez
Margarita Isabel
Paquita Lobo
Farnesio de Bernal
Cura
Sandra Arau
Esperanza Muzquiz
Andrés García Jr.
Alex Brown
Arcelia Ramírez
Great Granddaughter / Narrator (voice)