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Director:
Writers:
Laura Esquivel (novel)
Laura Esquivel (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
17 February 1993 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
A feast for the senses!
Plot:
This movie is about how life used to be in Mexico. It is a love story between Pedro and Tita, and why... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 21 wins & 8 nominations more
User Reviews:
A deeply moving and sensuous tale of forbidden love... more (93 total)

Cast

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Marco Leonardi ... Pedro Muzquiz

Lumi Cavazos ... Tita
Regina Torné ... Mamá Elena
Mario Iván Martínez ... Doctor John Brown
Ada Carrasco ... Nacha

Yareli Arizmendi ... Rosaura
Claudette Maillé ... Gertrudis
Pilar Aranda ... Chencha
Farnesio de Bernal ... Cura
Joaquín Garrido ... Sargento Treviño
Rodolfo Arias ... Juan Alejándrez
Margarita Isabel ... Paquita Lobo
Sandra Arau ... Esperanza Muzquiz
Andrés García Jr. ... Alex Brown
Regino Herrera ... Nicolás
Genaro Aguirre ... Rosalio
David Ostrosky ... Juan de la Garza
Brígida Alexander ... Tía Mary
Amado Ramírez ... Padre de Pedro
Arcelia Ramírez ... Bisnieta
Socorro Rodríguez ... Amiga de Paquita
Rafael García Zuazua ... Padrino
Rafael García Zuazua Jr. ... Alex de niño (as Rafael Garcia Z Jr.)
Edurne Ballesteros ... Tita de adolescente
Melisa Mares ... Rosaura de niña
Gabriela Canudas ... Rosaura de adolescente
Natalia De la Fuente ... Gertrudis de niña
Beatriz Elías ... Gertrudis de adolescente
Rodolfo Mejía ... Venerable maestro

Ricardo M. Kaplan ... Primer vigilante (as Ricardo Mendoza)
Jaime R. Rodríguez ... Maestro masón
Osvaldo Martínez ... Maestro masón
Javier Mares ... Maestro masón
Miguel Mares ... Maestro masón
Jorge Vizales ... Maestro masón
Orquesta De R. Lombra ... Musicians
Artemio Cruz ... Juan Alejandrez's Assistant
Simon ... Pulque
Chester ... Tequila
Melisa Nickliff ... Guest at John Brown's House
Mary Beth Awyer ... Guest at John Brown's House
David McKinney ... Guest at John Brown's House
Ryan Manti ... Guest at John Brown's House
Bo Hatch ... Guest at John Brown's House
Alfredo P. De Tejada ... Guest at John Brown's House
Gabriela P. De Tejada ... Guest at John Brown's House
Stacey Ashabranner ... Guest at John Brown's House
Teresa Ross ... Guest at John Brown's House
Susana Garcia C. ... Guest at John Brown's House
Billy Jagnes ... Guest at John Brown's House
K. Wickliff ... Guest at John Brown's House
Fune Kohlman ... Guest at John Brown's House
Hayde J. Rodriguez ... Soldier
Maria H. Pineda ... Soldier
Estela Lopez R. ... Soldier
Lorena Villarreal ... Soldier
Indira Sánchez ... Soldier (as Indira Sanchez)
Sonia Ruiz ... Soldier
Maria R. Flores ... Soldier
Lizet Martinez ... Soldier
Victor M. Gomez ... Government Troop
Jose F. Lopez ... Government Troop
Roberto Díaz ... Government Troop (as Roberto Diaz)
Juan A. Ramos ... Government Troop
Jaime J. Maartinez ... Government Troop
Teodoro Bastida ... Revolutionary
Jesus Aguilar ... Revolutionary
Max Geturino ... Revolutionary
Angel Sierra ... Revolutionary
Francisco Romero ... Revolutionary
Luis A. Muñoz ... Revolutionary
José Miguel García ... Revolutionary (as Jose M. Garcia)
Mario Vasquez ... Revolutionary
Jose A. Hernandez ... Revolutionary
Rogelio Cornejo ... Revolutionary
Juan Murillo ... Revolutionary
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Directed by
Alfonso Arau 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Laura Esquivel  novel
Laura Esquivel  screenplay

Produced by
Alfonso Arau .... producer
Emilia Arau .... line producer
Óscar Castillo .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Leo Brouwer 
 
Cinematography by
Steven Bernstein 
Emmanuel Lubezki 
 
Film Editing by
Carlos Bolado 
Francisco Chiu 
 
Production Design by
Marco Antonio Arteaga 
Emilio Mendoza 
Denise Pizzini 
 
Art Direction by
Ricardo M. Kaplan 
 
Costume Design by
Carlos Brown 
 
Makeup Department
Sergio Espinoza .... makeup artist
Lucero Esquivias .... hair stylist
Aurora Sánchez .... hair stylist
Julian Tejeda .... hair stylist supervisor
Julian Tejeda .... makeup supervisor
Robert Villafuerte .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Belinda Uriegas .... production manager
Robert Warmflash .... post-production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Óscar Guarín .... first assistant director
Manuel Hinojosa .... first assistant director
Maureen Jimenez .... second assistant director
Mariana Sánchez .... second assistant director
Jorge Ramírez Suárez .... second unit director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
David Ascencio .... assistant art director
Mauricio De Aguinaco .... assistant art director
Jesús Flores .... carpenter
Alejandro Santillan .... carpenter
Lisa Lopez .... buyer (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Alejandro Baez .... boom operator
Juan Castro .... sound
Aurelio López .... sound editor
Juan Carlos Prieto .... sound engineer
Marco Welsh .... sound engineer (as Marco Welch)
Felipe Zavala .... boom operator
 
Special Effects by
Eduardo Castañeda .... special effects assistant
Carlos Falomir .... special effects assistant
Raul Falomir .... special effects supervisor
 
Visual Effects by
Francisco Rodríguez .... optical effects
Manuel Sáinz .... optical effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Enrique Gutierrez .... still photographer
Pablo Herrero .... assistant camera
Igor Jadue-Lillo .... focus puller
Roz Naylor .... focus puller
Israel Orozco .... assistant camera
Héctor Ortega .... focus puller: second unit
Claudio Rocha .... director of photography: second unit
Moisés Salazar .... grip
Mariana Sánchez de Antuñano .... assistant camera (as Mariana Sanchez)
Arturo Velasquez .... assistant camera
Jaime Reynoso .... assistant camera (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Víctor Balderas .... costume assistant
Maria Ines Garibay .... costume assistant
 
Editorial Department
Alejandro Chilpa .... assistant editor
Francisco Chiu Jr. .... assistant editor
Eduardo Soto-Falcón .... assistant editor
Greg Spence .... post-production executive
 
Music Department
Annette Fradera .... composer: period music
 
Other crew
Jenny Ayala .... production coordinator
Humberto Domínguez .... production assistant
Leticia Espinosa .... production secretary
Carlos Gallardo .... production assistant
Alfonso Granados .... location manager
Laura Pesce .... continuity
Yossy Salazar .... delegate: ANDA
Rafael Santamaría .... production assistant
Pierre Tatarka .... production assistant
 
Thanks
Ilann Girard .... special thanks
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Like Water for Chocolate (International: English title)
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Runtime:
105 min | Mexico:113 min (R Rated NTSC Version)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
An aspiring filmmaker from Texas, who was not involved with the project, was able to spend time on set, because he was in town shooting a small budget ($5,000) full-length feature film for the Spanish home video market. That young filmmaker was Robert Rodriguez, and the film was El Mariachi, which would go on to become a hit at Sundance and launch his career. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: Background music while Tita and Nacha are cooking in the kitchen tells the story of a car breakdown. more
Quotes:
Nacha: You will be so beautiful that the first boy who sees you will want to marry you.
Mamá Elena: Nacha! Don't say that. As my youngest daughter, Tita will care for me until the day I die. She won't marry.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Gray Matters (2006/I) more

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13 out of 17 people found the following review useful.
A deeply moving and sensuous tale of forbidden love..., 10 November 2003
Author: Heather (entrapment27) from California

I saw Como agua para chocolate partway through on the spanish channel and was immediately entranced by it's raw beauty and emotion.Thank God for those subtitles or I would have moved on. It's a tale of old traditions in Mexico and Tita, the youngest daughter, is the one doomed to follow them.The tradition is that the youngest is to stay with her mother and take care of her and remain single the rest of her life while her oldest sister gets to marry. For Tita though, it's too much for her to bear having fallen in love with Pedro, the one that her sister is to marry. Later he admits to Tita that he only married her sister to be near her.The rest of the story is for you to uncover.

I have never seen a more romantic scene in any movie where Gertrudis runs from the burning shower down the road and is swept into the arms of her lover and carried away. It's a stunningly sensual film that is deeply moving. If you haven't seen it, watch it with a lover.That only adds to the romance of the story!

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