Like Water for Chocolate

Name: Like Water for Chocolate
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1992-04-16
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Lumi Cavazos, Marco Leonardi, Regina Torné, Mario Iván Martínez, Ada Carrasco

1992·Movie·R·105 min·★ 7.3(557)

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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.

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About Like Water for Chocolate

Like Water for Chocolate is a 1992 Spanish-language drama and romance film directed by Alfonso Arau. The cast is led by Lumi Cavazos, Marco Leonardi, Regina Torné. It has a runtime of 1h 45m. Viewers rate it 7.3/10 across 600 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Marquee TV Amazon Channel, Hoopla.

Like Water for Chocolate was produced by Aviacsa and Cinevista and made in Mexico. It was released on April 16, 1992, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $2 million, it went on to gross $22 million worldwide.

Director: Alfonso Arau
Writers: Laura Esquivel
Release date: April 16, 1992
Original language: Spanish
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: Mexico
Budget: $2 million
Box office: $22 million
Production: Aviacsa, Cinevista

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Like Water for Chocolate cast & crew

Like Water for Chocolate was directed by Alfonso Arau and written by Laura Esquivel.

The cast features Lumi Cavazos as Tita, Marco Leonardi as Pedro Muzquiz, Regina Torné as Mamá Elena, Mario Iván Martínez as John Brown, Ada Carrasco as Nacha, and Yareli Arizmendi as Rosaura.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Leo Brouwer, cinematography is by Steven Bernstein, and it was produced by Alfonso Arau.

Is Like Water for Chocolate worth watching?

Like Water for Chocolate holds an audience score of 7.3/10 from 557 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed drama films.

At 1h 45m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama and romance, Like Water for Chocolate is worth a place on your watchlist.

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