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Like Water for Chocolate
“Like Water for Chocolate,” directed by Alfonso Aráu, is a romantic drama set in early 20th-century Mexico, where the youngest daughter, Tita, is forbidden to marry due to family tradition. Her deep emotions and unrequited love for Pedro manifest through her magical cooking, affecting everyone who tastes her dishes.
Views: 90
Director: Alfonso Aráu
Actors: Ada Carrasco, Claudette Maillé, Joaquín Garrido, Lumi Cavazos, Marco Leonardi, Mario Iván Martínez, Pilar Aranda, Regina Torné, Rodolfo Arias, Yareli Arizmendi
Country: Mexico
Company: Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (CONACULTA), Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE), Secretaria de Turismo
Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award, 27 wins & 14 nominations total
Budget: $2,000,000
Worldwide Gross: $21,744,201
Duration: 1h 45min
Release: 1992
Release Date: 1992-04-16
IMDb: 7.1
TMDB: 7.3
Rotten Tomatoes: 88%
Metacritic: 86
FilmAffinity: 6.9