Like Water for Chocolate

Based On the book by Laura Esquivel

Like Water for Chocolate (Spanish: Como agua para chocolate) is a 1992 Mexican romantic drama film produced and directed by Alfonso Arau, and written by Laura Esquivel, who adapted her 1989 debut novel. It earned 10 Ariel Awards including the Best Picture, and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The film became the highest-grossing foreign-language film ever released in the United States at the time. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 65th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

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Release date:

April 16, 1992

Director:

Alfonso Arau

Cast:

Marco Leonardi, Lumi Cavazos, Regina Torné, Mario Iván Martínez, Ada Carrasco

Genre:

Romance, Drama, Melodrama, Magic realist

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Year page:

1992 in adaptations