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Alfonso Arau

Alfonso Arau

Born: 1932-01-11 • Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Alfonso Arau Incháustegui (born 11 January 1932) is a Mexican filmmaker, actor, and singer. He worked as an actor and director in both Mexican and Hollywood productions for over 40 years, before his international breakthrough with the 1992 film Like Water for Chocolate, based on his wife Laura Esquivel's novel of the same name. His other films include A Walk in the Clouds (1995), Picking Up the Pieces (2000), The Magnificent Ambersons (2002), and Zapata: El sueño del héroe (2004). He is a five-time Ariel Award winner, including Best Director for Like Water for Chocolate, and a BAFTA nominee.

Filmography
Drunk Angry Idiot poster
Drunk Angry Idiot
2018 • Ernesto Pino
Coco poster
Coco
2017 • Papá Julio (voice)
I Heart Shakey poster
I Heart Shakey
2012 • Raoul
The Dead One poster
The Dead One
2007 • Tezcatlipoca (voice)
Ni Muy, Muy... ni Tan, Tan... simplemente Tin Tan poster
Ni Muy, Muy... ni Tan, Tan... simplemente Tin Tan
2005 • Himself
Picking Up the Pieces poster
Picking Up the Pieces
2000 • Dr. Amado
Committed poster
Committed
2000 • Grampy
Polvora En La Piel poster
Polvora En La Piel
1992
Camino largo a Tijuana poster
Camino largo a Tijuana
1991
Where the Hell's That Gold?!!? poster
Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?
1988 • Indio
Stones for Ibarra poster
Stones for Ibarra
1988 • Chuy Santos
Walker poster
Walker
1987 • Raousset
¡Three Amigos! poster
¡Three Amigos!
1986 • El Guapo
Round poster
Round
1986
Romancing the Stone poster
Romancing the Stone
1984 • Juan
The Day Pedro Infante Died poster
The Day Pedro Infante Died
1982 • Anselmo
Mojado Power poster
Mojado Power
1981 • Nato Solís
Used Cars poster
Used Cars
1980 • Manuel
Tivoli poster
Tivoli
1975 • Tiliches
Posse poster
Posse
1975 • Pepe
Inspector Calzonzin poster
Inspector Calzonzin
1974 • Calzonzín
Nest of Virgins poster
Nest of Virgins
1972 • Lucas Lucatero
Run, Cougar, Run poster
Run, Cougar, Run
1972 • Etio
Aunt Isabel's Garden poster
Aunt Isabel's Garden
1972
El águila descalza poster
El águila descalza
1971 • Poncho / Jonathan Eaglepass / Mascalzzone
Scandalous John poster
Scandalous John
1971 • Paco
El Topo poster
El Topo
1970 • Bandit 1
Paradise poster
Paradise
1970 • El Perro
The Useless Life of Pito Pérez poster
The Useless Life of Pito Pérez
1970
Jóvenes de la Zona Rosa poster
Jóvenes de la Zona Rosa
1970
No Image
Glücksspirale
1970 • Self
Tres amigos poster
Tres amigos
1970
The Wild Bunch poster
The Wild Bunch
1969 • Herrera
El aviso inoportuno poster
El aviso inoportuno
1969
Operación carambola poster
Operación carambola
1968 • Capulina's Aid #1
Pedro Paramo poster
Pedro Paramo
1967 • 'Saltaperico'
There Are No Thieves in This Village poster
There Are No Thieves in This Village
1965 • Agente viajero
...And Your Love Too poster
...And Your Love Too
1962 • Alfredo
No Image
Los pistolocos
1960
Trip to the Moon poster
Trip to the Moon
1958 • Carlos Vera
Música en la noche poster
Música en la noche
1958
New faces poster
New faces
1956