1992 · 105 min · Drama, Romance
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. Starring Lumi Cavazos, Marco Leonardi, Regina Torné, Mario Iván Martínez and Ada Carrasco.
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