Drama | Romance | Mexico | Spanish w/Eng subs | 105min
Cast: Marco Leonardi, Lumi Cavazos, Regina Torné
Based on the best-selling novel by Laura Esquival, this internationally popular romantic fable from Mexico centers on a young woman who discovers that her cooking has magical effects.
The youngest daughter in her family, the beautiful Tita (Lumi Cavazos) is forbidden to marry her true love, Pedro (Marco Leonardi). Since tradition dictates that Tita must care for her mother, Pedro weds her older sister, Rosaura (Yareli Arizmendi), though he still loves Tita. The situation creates much tension in the family, and Tita's powerful emotions begin to surface in fantastical ways through her cooking. As the years pass, unusual circumstances test the enduring love of Pedro and Tita.
aka: Como agua para chocolate (original title)
'Like Water for Chocolate' plays to the senses with a richly rewarding romance that indulges in magical realism to intoxicating effect.