Like Water for Chocolate
7.3/10
Rating
105 min
Runtime
1992
Release Year
Alfonso Arau
Director
Cast
Lumi Cavazos, Marco Leonardi, Regina Torné, Mario Iván Martínez, Ada Carrasco
Quick Synopsis
In a traditional Mexican household, Tita deeply loves Pedro, but her strict mother enforces a family rule that prevents her from marrying him. When Pedro marries Tita's sister instead, Tita channels her feelings of sorrow and longing into her cooking. She soon realizes that the emotions she pours into her dishes affect those who eat them, causing them to experience her intense heartbreak.
Detailed Synopsis of Like Water for Chocolate
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.
