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.
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Movie · Drama · Romance · R
1992 · 1h 45m · ★ 80% (21K)
In Tita's kitchen, ordinary spices become a recipe for passion.
Director: Alfonso Arau
Starring: Lumi Cavazos, Marco Leonardi, Regina Torné
Overview
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.
Director
Alfonso Arau
Production
Aviacsa, Cinevista
Cast
Lumi Cavazos, Marco Leonardi, Regina Torné, Mario Iván Martínez, Ada Carrasco, Yareli Arizmendi, Claudette Maillé, Pilar Aranda, Farnesio de Bernal, Joaquín Garrido, Margarita Isabel, Sandra Arau, Rodolfo Arias, Andrés García Jr., Arcelia Ramírez, Regino Herrera, Genaro Aguirre, David Ostrosky, Brígida Alexander, Amado Ramírez