Like Water for Chocolate (1992)

Evil Mama Elena

Tita (Lumi Cavazos), being the youngest and therefore her mother’s (Regina Torné) caretaker, can do no right in the eyes of her mother.

Directed by Alfonso Arau.

Released in 1992 by Miramax Films.

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  • character-type: Daughter
  • character-type: Mother
  • action: Help
  • action: Wash
  • primary-genre: Foreign
  • primary-genre: Romance
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Latin American Movies
  • secondary-genre: Romantic Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Mexican Movies
  • secondary-genre: Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Foreign Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Foreign Movies
  • secondary-genre: Steamy Romantic Movies
  • secondary-genre: Romantic Movies
  • secondary-genre: Romantic Foreign Movies
  • mood: Angry
  • prop: Towel
  • prop: Hair Brush
  • prop: Water
  • setting: Bathroom
  • setting: Mexico
  • theme: Hospitality
  • theme: Duty
  • theme: Overreacting
  • theme: Attitude
  • theme: Obedience
  • theme: Authority
  • theme: Evil
  • theme: Control
  • actor: Lumi Cavazos
  • actor: Regina Torné
  • director: Alfonso Arau
  • producer: Emilia Arau
  • producer: Alfonso Arau
  • producer: Óscar Castillo
  • cinematographer: Steven Bernstein
  • cinematographer: Emmanuel Lubezki
  • composer: Leo Brouwer
  • editor: Carlos Bolado
  • editor: Francisco Chiu
  • costume-designer: Carlos Brown
  • production-designer: Emilio Mendoza
  • production-designer: Denise Pizzini
  • production-designer: Marco Antonio Arteaga
  • role-name: Tita
  • role-name: Mamá Elena
  • screenwriter: Laura Esquivel
  • year: 1992
  • studio: Miramax Films