Like Water for Chocolate (1992)

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In Tita's kitchen, ordinary spices become a recipe for passion.

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.

• Released: 1992-04-16
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 45m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 572 votes

Directed by Alfonso Arau.

Top cast

• Lumi Cavazos as Tita
• Marco Leonardi as Pedro Muzquiz
• Regina Torné as Mamá Elena
• Mario Iván Martínez as John Brown
• Ada Carrasco as Nacha
• Yareli Arizmendi as Rosaura
• Claudette Maillé as Gertrudis
• Pilar Aranda as Chencha
• Farnesio de Bernal as Cura
• Joaquín Garrido as Sergeant Treviño

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Like Water for Chocolate

• United States: stream on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Marquee TV Amazon Channel; rent on JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Marquee TV Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Beamafilm, Netflix Standard with Ads; watch free on Beamafilm, SBS On Demand, Plex; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Beamafilm; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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