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.
Like Water for Chocolate has generally received very positive reviews.
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Like Water for Chocolate was released in 1992 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 396 reviews, giving Like Water for Chocolate (1992) an average rating of 75%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 85%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 77%.
With a score of 75%, Like Water for Chocolate is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1992, which stands at 58%.
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