When tradition prevents her from marrying the man she loves, a young woman discovers she has a unique talent for cooking.
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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 | |
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Pilar Aranda | ... | Chencha |
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Farnesio de Bernal | ... | Cura |
| Joaquín Garrido | ... | Sargento Treviño | |
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Rodolfo Arias | ... | Juan Alejándrez |
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Margarita Isabel | ... | Paquita Lobo |
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Sandra Arau | ... | Esperanza Muzquiz |
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Andrés García Jr. | ... | Alex Brown |
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Regino Herrera | ... | Nicolás |
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In a forgotten Mexico village Tita and Pedro fall in love, but their marriage is forbidden as to traditions. Mother Elena sees Tita's role as her caretaker for life - no youngest daughter has ever married and her daughter will not be the first to break tradition. Tita's heart breaks when her mother offers Pedro her sister instead of her, and he accepted it just to live near Tita- he says. Now they live in the same house, and mother Elena cannot forbid their love as she did their marriage. Written by Anonymous
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MexicoRelease Date:
28 May 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$2,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$21,665,500Company Credits
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theme comes from the Largo of Chopin's Piano Sonato No. 3
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An aspiring filmmaker from Texas, who was not involved with the project, spent 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 became a hit at Sundance and launched his career. See more »Goofs
When Dr. Brown holds up a piece of white phosphorus, nothing happens. White phosphorus ignites in air at room temperature, however, so it should have been shown burning. See more »Quotes
Doctor John Brown: I see you didn't touch your dinner. Sue Ellen is a horrible cook, but my son and I put up with her food. Of course, *you* don't have to.See more »
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Also, there was an European cut that is very similar to the international version because it was already color-corrected, but some scenes are extended. This European cut includes sex & nudity scenes. See more »Connections
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The Quail in Rose Petal Saucetheme comes from the Largo of Chopin's Piano Sonato No. 3
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I'm greatly surprised at some of the negative comments for "Like Water for Chocolate", many of which state how it utterly failed to capture the passion or the mystical tone of Laura Esquivel's book.
I suppose it's only a matter of opinion(like pretty much everything, I guess), but I thought the movie represented the book's magical realism in a great way. The filmmakers knew not to exaggerate or take everything over the top(which could've been very easy), and this gives the fantastical moments-- such as all the guests becoming ill at the wedding or the shower bursting into flame as Gertrudis bathed-- an essential grounding in reality. This fact is also buttressed by the erotic musical score and the whole cast, who fit the characters from the novel perfectly IMO.
I would recommend giving the film of "Like Water for Chocolate" a go; and trying out the book as well.