Canada / Sep 17, 1992 / 14A / Toronto International Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Pilar Aranda | Chencha |
| Farnesio de Bernal | Cura |
| Joaquín Garrido | Sergeant Treviño |
| Margarita Isabel | Paquita Lobo |
| Sandra Arau | Esperanza |
| Rodolfo Arias | Juan Alejándrez |
| Andrés García Jr. | Alex Brown |
| Arcelia Ramírez | Bisnieta |
| Regino Herrera | Nicolás |
| Genaro Aguirre | Rosalio |
| David Ostrosky | Juan de la Garza |
| Brígida Alexander | Tía Mary |
| Amado Ramírez | Padre de Pedro |
| Socorro Rodríguez | Amiga de Paquita |
| Rafael Rodríguez Zuazua | Padrino |
| Gabriela Canudas | Rosaura Adolescente |
| Osvaldo Martínez | Maestro Masones |
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| Teresa Ross | Invitado a casa de J. Brown |
| Sonia Ruiz | Soldadera |
| Jose F. Lopez | Federal |
| Teodoro Bastidas | Revolucionario |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Como agua para chocolate |
| Original language | Español (ES) |
| Spoken languages | English, Español |
| Production countries | Mexico |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Aviacsa, Cinevista |
| Official site | miramax.com |
| Release date | 16 aprile 1992 |
| Production | Alfonso Arau |
| Writer | Laura Esquivel |
| Casting | Felipe Fernandez, Claudia Becker |
| Editing | Carlos Bolado, Francisco Chili |
| Cinematography | Steven Bernstein, Emmanuel Lubezki |
| Assistant directors | Alfonso Arau |
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| Camera operators | Steven Bernstein, Emmanuel Lubezki |
| Additional photography | Steven Bernstein, Emmanuel Lubezki |
| Production design | Denise Pizzini, Marco Antonio Arteaga, Mauricio de Aguinaco |
| Art direction | Denise Pizzini, Marco Antonio Arteaga, Mauricio de Aguinaco |
| Set decoration | Denise Pizzini, Marco Antonio Arteaga, Mauricio de Aguinaco |
| Stunts | Javier Lambert |
| Music | Leo Brouwer, Juan Castro |
| Sound | Juan Castro, Leo Brouwer |
| Costume design | Carlos Brown, Lucero Esquivias, Robert Villafuerte, Sergio Espinoza, Aurora Sanchez, Victor Balderas, Julian Tejeda, Maria Ines Garibay |
| Makeup | Robert Villafuerte, Sergio Espinoza, Lucero Esquivias, Carlos Brown, Aurora Sanchez, Victor Balderas, Julian Tejeda, Maria Ines Garibay |
| Hairstyling | Julian Tejeda, Lucero Esquivias, Carlos Brown, Robert Villafuerte, Sergio Espinoza, Aurora Sanchez, Victor Balderas, Maria Ines Garibay |
| Budget | 2.000.000 € |
| Revenue | 21.744.201 € |
Release dates
Premiere
United States / Jan 24, 1993 / R / Sundance Film Festival
Limited release
United States / Feb 17, 1993 / R
Theatrical release
Mexico / Apr 16, 1992 / C
Sweden / Apr 09, 1993 / 15
Argentina / May 13, 1993 / +13
Portugal / May 28, 1993 / M/12
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United States / May 28, 1993 / R
South Korea / Jun 05, 1993 / 19
Japan / Jun 12, 1993
France / Jul 07, 1993
Germany / Aug 12, 1993 / 12
United Kingdom / Oct 01, 1993 / 15
Australia / Oct 07, 1993 / M
Poland / Jan 27, 1994
Denmark / Jan 28, 1994
Ireland / Apr 15, 1994
Netherlands / Jul 28, 1994 / 6
Finland / Sep 30, 1994
Türkiye / Nov 04, 1994
Hungary / Nov 17, 1994
Physical media
Brazil / Aug 22, 2005 / 14 / DVD
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