As the first major American success for a Spanish-language film, Como Agua Para Chocolate (Alfonso Arau, 1992) had a major impact on Hispanic culture and the future of Hispanic cinema. This film has many implicit and explicit layers that challenge typical cultural ideals, not only in Hispanic culture, but in various cultures around the world. Based on the novel by his wife Laura Esquivel, Arau used this film, commonly known as Water for Chocolate, to bring women's liberation to the surface through the empowerment of food. Although food and cooking are often associated with the oppression and generalization of Hispanic women, Like Water for Chocolate captures an empowering vision of women using intimate and heightened cinematography of food. To fully understand the implied meaning and cultural challenges that the film presents, a general analysis must be presented knowledge of the film's contents. The protagonist, Tita, suffers from typical Hispanic cultural oppression. The family rule, a common rule in this culture, was for the youngest daughter to remain unmarried throughout her mother's life and stay at home to care for her. Mama Elena offers her daughter, Tita's older sister Rosaura, to marry a man named Pedro, who is unknowingly in love with Tita. Tita is forced to prepare the cake for the wedding, which contains many tears that she cried during the process. Tita's bitter tears cause all the wedding guests to become ill after consuming the cake, and Tita discovers that she can influence others through her cooking. Throughout the film, Tita's cooking plays an important role in all the events that happen. The most important events in this film all revolve around the female characters. While there are some male characters... in the center of the card ......combined by the director's choices in cinematic elements. Although food and cooking are often associated with the oppression and generalization of Hispanic women, Like Water for Chocolate captivates an empowering vision of women by using intimate elements such as editing, lighting and setting to focus attention on power of food. The editing constantly brings the focus back to the food. The setting reminds the viewer that food impacts every aspect of the film. Lighting highlights the importance of food over any other element. Every aspect of this film aims to demonstrate that the Hispanic woman, even in her typical role, is a strong and central figure in Hispanic culture. There is a power in her life and daily work that has a great impact on everyone around her, which is the precise thought that this film conveys and makes evident to every viewer..