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Overview

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Director:
Alfonso Arau
Writers:
Laura Esquivel (novel)
Laura Esquivel (screenplay)
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Release Date:
17 February 1993 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
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 Comments:
A cookbook turned fairy tale more (89 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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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)
Country:
Mexico
Language:
Spanish | English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

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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:
Crew or equipment visible: Reflected in a window during a dolly shot as Tita leaves the table while everyone eats their cake. more
Quotes:
Gertrudis: Sergeant, can you cook cream fritters?
Sargento Treviño: To be honest ... no. But if you want, I will try.
Gertrudis: You have never let me down before. I hope this will not be the first time.
Sargento Treviño: Yes, my general.
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Referenced in Gray Matters (2006/I) more

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17 out of 20 people found the following comment useful.
A cookbook turned fairy tale, 13 May 2003
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Author: donaldavis from Champaign, IL

Usually when I read a book, I am disappointed by the movie; there is so much more in the written word than can be put on screen. And when I see a movie I never want to read the book afterwards. This was the first movie that I read the book after seeing the movie; Como Agua Para Chocolate is THAT good a movie! And the book is WONDERFUL! The fairy tale aspect of this movie is told subtly, but with a strong Hispanic sense of mysticism-- you have the evil (step)mother, the heroine as Virgin Mary, who has magical powers, unrequited love, the unobtainable prince, and other classic fairy tale elements. This combines with the real elements of the Mexican Revolution and old world family practices revolving around family relations, martimony, and most of all cooking. Food plays a major role in this movie, but even more so in the book. I recommend both the book and the movie.

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