Movie · 123 min · drm, rma
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.
Where to watch Like Water for Chocolate
Available on 5 platforms across 10 countries.
Chart positions today
Currently charting in 8 countries, best placed at #271 in Brazil.
Available languages
Audio: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Subtitles: English, Finnish, French, Portuguese, Spanish
Chart history
Like Water for Chocolate has spent 2 days in a top 3, 3 days in a top 10 and 21 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #2.
Cast
Lumi Cavazos, Marco Leonardi, Regina Torné, Mario Iván Martínez, Ada Carrasco, Yareli Arizmendi, Claudette Maillé, Pilar Aranda, Farnesio de Bernal, Joaquín Garrido, Margarita Isabel, Sandra Arau, Rodolfo Arias, Andrés García Jr., Arcelia Ramírez, Regino Herrera, Genaro Aguirre, David Ostrosky
Crew
Alfonso Arau (director), Alfonso Arau (producer), Laura Esquivel (screenplay)
Awards
0 wins from 1 nominations.
- International Submission to the Academy Awards 1993 — nominated