Book-to-screen adaptation
Like Water for Chocolate: Book-to-Movie Adaptation
Laura Esquivel's magical realist novel about a woman whose intense emotions are literally infused into the food she prepares becomes a sensuous Mexican film masterpiece. Lumi Cavazos and Marco Leonardi star in this lush, passionate tale of forbidden love, family tradition, and the magical power of food as expression.
7.31992RomanceDramaFantasyBook Adaptation
Adaptation Details
Book
Like Water for Chocolate
Screen Title
Like Water for Chocolate
Cast
Lumi Cavazos, Marco Leonardi, Regina Torné, Ada Carrasco
Release Year
1992
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