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LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE

Como agua para chocolate

Directed by Alfonso Arau
Mexico, 1992
Romance, Drama
  • 101101 minutes

Synopsis

Tita and Pedro are in love. However Tita’s traditional mother wants her oldest daughter to marry first, so that Tita can stay and take care of her, so Pedro marries her sister. As a result, Tita pours her emotions into her cooking—and finds that she can both seduce and break hearts through her food.

Synopsis

Tita and Pedro are in love. However Tita’s traditional mother wants her oldest daughter to marry first, so that Tita can stay and take care of her, so Pedro marries her sister. As a result, Tita pours her emotions into her cooking—and finds that she can both seduce and break hearts through her food.