Like Water for Chocolate (1993)

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R | 1 hr 45 mins | Drama, Romance, Period, Foreign, Adaptation | Released: 2/17/1993 |Box Office Total: $14.0M

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Synopsis:

Story of forbidden love that takes place on a ranch in Mexico near the Texas border in 1910, during the Mexican Revolution. Pedro wishes to marry Tita, the youngest of three daughters of a willful widow on a remote ranch, but tradition dictates that the youngest daughter can never marry--she must cook and care for her mother. To remain near his true love, Pedro marries Tita's oldest sister, and Tita establishes a highly unusual sensual relationship with Pedro through the food she prepares for him.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
2/17/1993

Director	Credit
Alfonso Arau	Director
Cast	Credit
Marco Leonardi	Pedro Muzquiz
Guillermo Sauceda	of Pedro
Lumi Cavazos	Tita de la Garza
Regina Torne	Mama Elena
Mario Ivan Martinez	John Brown
Ada Carrasco	Nacha
Yareli Arizmendi	Rosaura
Claudette Maille	Gertrudis
Pilar Aranda	Chencha
Farnesio DiBernal	Priest
Joaquin Garrido	Sergeant Trevino
Rodolfo Arias	Juan Alejandrez
Margarita Isabel	Paquita Lobo
Sandra Arau	Esperanza
Andres Garcia C	Alex
Regino Herrera	Nicolas
Genaro Aguirre	Rosalio
David Ostrosky	Juan de la Garza
Brigida Alexander	Aunt Mary
Amado Ramirez	Pedro's Father
Arcelia Ramirez	Great Niece--Narrator
Socorro Rodriguez	Paquita's Friend
Rafael Garcia Zuazua	Godfather
Rafael Garcia Zuazua Jr	Young Alex
Edurne Ballesteros	Young Tita
Melisa Mares	Baby Rosaura
Gabriela Canudas	Young Rosaura
Natalia De La Fuente	Baby Gertrudis
Neatriz Elias	Young Gertrudis
Rodolfo Mejia	Mason--Old Master
Ricardo Mendoza	Mason--First Guard
Jaime R Rodriguez	Mason--First Guard
Osvaldo Martinez	Mason--First Guard
Javier Mares	Mason--First Guard
Miguel Mares	Mason--First Guard
Jorge Vizales	Mason--First Guard
The R Lombrana Orchestra	Musicians
Artemio Cruz	Sergeant under Juan Alejandro
Simon	Pulque
Chester	Tequila
Melissa Nickliff	Guest at Dr Brown's Party
Mary Beth Awyer	Guest at Dr Brown's Party
David McKinney	Guest at Dr Brown's Party
Ryan Manti	Guest at Dr Brown's Party
Bo Hatch	Guest at Dr Brown's Party
Alfredo P DeTejada	Guest at Dr Brown's Party
Gabriela P DeTejada	Guest at Dr Brown's Party
Stacey Ashabranner	Guest at Dr Brown's Party
Teresa Ross	Guest at Dr Brown's Party
Susana Garcia C	Guest at Dr Brown's Party
Billy Jagnes	Guest at Dr Brown's Party
K Wickliff	Guest at Dr Brown's Party
Fune Kohlman	Guest at Dr Brown's Party
Hayde J Rodriguez	Woman Soldier
Maria G Pineda	Woman Soldier
Estela Lopez R	Woman Soldier
Lorena Villarreal	Woman Soldier
Indira Sanchez	Woman Soldier
Sonia Ruiz	Woman Soldier
Maria R Flores	Woman Soldier
Lizet Martinez	Woman Soldier
Victor M Gomez	Federal Soldier
Jose F Lopez	Federal Soldier
Javier Gutierrez	Federal Soldier
Roberto Diaz	Federal Soldier
Juan A Ramos	Federal Soldier
Jaime J Martinez	Federal Soldier
Teodoro Bastida	Revolutionary Soldier
Jesus Aguilar	Revolutionary Soldier
Max Geturino	Revolutionary Soldier
Angel Sierra	Revolutionary Soldier
Francisco Romero	Revolutionary Soldier
Luis A Munoz	Revolutionary Soldier
Jose Garcia	Revolutionary Soldier
Mario Vasquez	Revolutionary Soldier
Jose Antonio Hernandez	Revolutionary Soldier
Rogelio Cornejo	Revolutionary Soldier
Juan Murillo	Revolutionary Soldier
Production Credits	Credit
Emilia Arau	Associate Producer
Alfonso Arau	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Arau Films International	Production Company
Mexican National Council for Culture and the Arts	Production Company
IMCINE	Production Company
Mexican Ministry of Tourism	Production Company
Mexican National Fund for the Development of Tourism	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Touchstone Pictures Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
IMCINE	Theatrical Distributor
Video Visa	Video Distributor
Miramax Records	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Camera Film	Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Piedras Negras, Mexico
Ciudad Acuna, Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico
Writer	Credit
Laura Esquivel	Source Material (from novel)
Laura Esquivel	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Victor Lira	Assistant Accountant - accountant's assistant
Julieta Garcia	Assistant Accountant - accountant's assistant
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Francisco Icaza	Animal Trainer
Manuel Delgado	Animal Services - animal keeper
Armando Cruz	Animal Trainer - animal handler
Art Department	Credit
Marco Antonio Arteaga	Art Director
Emilio Mendoza	Set Designer
Ricardo Mendoza	Set Designer
Mauricio DeAguinaco	Art Director
Gonzalo Ceja	Set Designer
Denise Pizzini Robinson	Art Director
Craft Services	Credit
Alejandra Jimenez	Catering - caterer
Sergio Gonzalez	Catering - assistant caterer
Esteban Mendoza	Catering - catering staff
Apolinar Lopez	Catering - catering staff
Film Camera	Credit
Emmanuel Lubezki	Director of Photography
Claudio Rocha	Camera - 2nd unit camera (2nd Unit)
Israel Orozco	Camera Assistant
Enrique Gutierrez	Photography - still photography
Hector Ortega	Camera - 2nd unit focus (2nd Unit)
Steven Bernstein	Director of Photography
Arturo Velazquez	Camera Assistant
Pablo Herrero	Camera Assistant
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Pandora Cinema	Foreign Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Leo Brower	Music
Los Morales	Song Performer
Gabriel Romo	Music Producer
Jose Alfonso Palacios	Song
Annette Pradera	Music - music research
Quirino Mendoza	Song
Richard Tolentino	Song
Manuel M Ponce	Song
Alfonso Esparza Oteo	Song
Felipe Valdez Leal	Song
Rene Vazquez	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Mauricio Martinez	Stunts
Javier Lambert Rodriguez	Stunt Coordinator
Wilebaldo Bucio	Stunts
Production Management	Credit
Alfonso Granados	Location Manager
Oscar Lugo	Technical Operations Manager - equipment manager
Laura Pesce	Continuity
Robert Warmflash	Post-Production Coordinator
Oscar Castillo	Production Manager
Jenny Ayala	Production Coordinator
Eduardo Barrientos	Production Coordinator
Emilia Arau	Production Manager
Belinda Uriegas	Production Manager
Pablo Chavez	Production Manager - production staff manager
Publicity	Credit
Marisol Marquez Padilla	Publicity - publicist
Sound	Credit
Ricardo Saldivar	Sound Mixer - remixing
Aurelio Lopez	Post-Production Sound - synchronization
Gonzalo Gavira	Foley - foleys
Juan Castro	Sound - 2nd unit sound (2nd Unit)
Marcos Welch	Sound Engineer
Liza Willer	Sound Dubbing - dubbing master
Carlos Salgado	Sound - dubbing engineer
Juan C Prieto	Sound Engineer
Elias Martel	Sound Mixer - remixing
William Markle	Sound Engineer
Juan M Belmont	Sound Mixer - remixing
Enoc Martinez	Sound Mixer - remixing
Moises Trujillo	Sound Mixer - remixing
Visual Effects	Credit
Carlos Falomir	Special Effects Assistant
Raul Falomir	Special Effects Coordinator
Samanta Gomez	Graphic Designer - graphic design
Ignacio Borja	Graphic Designer - graphic design
Eduardo Castaneda	Special Effects Assistant
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Carlos Brown	Wardrobe - wardrobe design
Robert Villafuerte	Makeup Artist
Julian Tejeda	Makeup - makeup and hair supervisor
Lucero Esquivias	Hair Stylist
Maria Ines Garibay	Wardrobe Assistant
Pedro R Flores	Tailor
Sandra Escobedo	Hair Assistant - assistant hairdresser
Sergio Espinoza	Makeup Artist
Aurora Sanchez	Hair Stylist
Victor Balderas	Wardrobe Assistant
Adriane DeLeon	Hair Assistant - assistant hairdresser

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