Tortilla Soup

Tortilla Soup (2001) is an American comedy-drama directed by Maria Ripoll — watch online on iFILM. Martin Naranjo is a celebrated Mexican-American chef in Los Angeles who prepares lavish Sunday dinners for his three grown daughters. The cooking is extraordinary. The catch: Martin has completely lost his sense of taste, though he tells no one.

Hector Elizondo plays Martin with a quiet dignity that anchors the whole film. His daughters — played by Jacqueline Obradors, Tamara Mello, and Judy Herrera — turn the weekly dinners into something between therapy and confession, each carrying a secret that spills out at the table. Elizabeth Peña adds dry wit to the mix, and Raquel Welch plays neighbor Hortensia, who has decided the widower chef needs more than someone to cook for. A remake of Ang Lee's Eat Drink Man Woman (1994), the film transplants the story into the Latino community of Los Angeles without losing any of its warmth. Watch Tortilla Soup online on iFILM.