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Like Water for Chocolate (Spanish: Como agua para chocolate) is a 1992 Mexican romantic drama film in the style of magical realism based on the debut novel of the same name published in 1989 by Mexican novelist Laura Esquivel. [2] It earned ten Ariel Awards including the Best Picture and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign ...
The phrase "like water for chocolate" comes from the Spanish phrase como agua para chocolate. [12] This is a common expression in many Spanish-speaking countries, and it means that one's emotions are on the verge of boiling over. In some Latin American countries, such as Mexico, hot chocolate is made with near-boiling water, not with milk.
Like Water for Chocolate may refer to: . Like Water for Chocolate, by Laura Esquivel . Like Water for Chocolate, a 1992 film based on the novel; Like Water for Chocolate, a three-act ballet by Christopher Wheeldon based on the novel
Like Water for Chocolate follows the life of Tita De La Graza, a woman living during the Mexican Revolution, as she yearns for her one true love, Pedro Muzquiz.The ballet spans the length of 20 years, as Tita, Pedro, and the other members of the De La Graza Ranch are caught between tradition, the cycles of generations, war, and romance.
Like Water for Chocolate is the fourth studio album by American rapper Common, released on March 28, 2000, through MCA Records.It was Common's first major label album and was both a critical and commercial breakthrough, receiving widespread acclaim from major magazine publications and selling 70,000 copies in its first week. [2]
Luz Maria Cavazos (born 21 December 1968) is a Mexican actress. She won Best Actress awards at the Tokyo Film Festival, and Brazil's Festival de Gramado for her portrayal of "Tita" in Like Water for Chocolate.
The title Como agua para chocolate is a phrase used in Mexico to refer to someone whose emotions are about to "boil," because water for chocolate must be just at the boil when the chocolate is added and beaten. [4] The idea for the novel came to Esquivel "while she was cooking the recipes of her mother and grandmother."
Alfonso Arau Incháustegui (born 11 January 1932) is a Mexican filmmaker and actor. He worked as an actor and director in both Mexican and Hollywood productions for over 40 years, before his international breakthrough with the 1992 film Like Water for Chocolate, based on his wife Laura Esquivel's novel of the same name.