In Tita's kitchen, ordinary spices become a recipe for passion.
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.
Directed by: Alfonso Arau
Written by: Laura Esquivel
Music by: Leo Brouwer
Starring: Lumi Cavazos, Marco Leonardi, Regina Torné, Mario Iván Martínez, Ada Carrasco, Yareli Arizmendi, Claudette Maillé, Pilar Aranda, Farnesio de Bernal, Joaquín Garrido
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1992-04-16
Runtime: 105 minutes
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