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Financials
Revenue: $21,744,201
Budget: $2,000,000
Profit: + $19,744,201
Movie Details
Tag Line: In Tita's kitchen, ordinary spices become a recipe for passion.
Status: Released
Average Rating: 7
Release Date: Apr 16, 1992
Rating: R
Run Time: 1h 45m
Original Language: Spanish
Website: Link
Production Countries: Mexico
Production Companies: Aviacsa , Cinevista
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Synopsis
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.
Crew
Department | Role | Name |
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Camera | Director of Photography |
Emmanuel Lubezki
Steven Bernstein
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Production | Casting |
Claudia Becker
Felipe Fernandez
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Producer |
Alfonso Arau
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Production Manager |
Óscar Castillo
Emilia Arau
Belinda Uriegas
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Location Manager |
Alfonso Granados
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Production Coordinator |
Jenny Ayala
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Directing | Director |
Alfonso Arau
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Art | Settings |
Denise Pizzini
Mauricio de Aguinaco
Marco Antonio Arteaga
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Writing | Screenplay |
Laura Esquivel
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Novel |
Laura Esquivel
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Crew | Choreographer |
Farnesio de Bernal
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Stunt Coordinator |
Javier Lambert
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Scenic Artist |
Ricardo M. Kaplan
Emilio Mendoza
Gonzalo Ceja
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Unit Publicist |
Marisol Marquez Padilla
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Editing | Editor |
Carlos Bolado
Francisco Chili
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Sound | Music |
Leo Brouwer
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Sound |
Juan Castro
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Costume & Make-Up | Costume Design |
Carlos Brown
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Assistant Costume Designer |
Maria Ines Garibay
Victor Balderas
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Makeup Department Head |
Julian Tejeda
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Hair Department Head |
Julian Tejeda
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Makeup Artist |
Robert Villafuerte
Sergio Espinoza
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Hairstylist |
Lucero Esquivias
Aurora Sanchez
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Department | Role | Name |