Alfonso Arau
Biography
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.
Known For
Alfredo
...und deine Liebe auch
El Guapo
¡Three Amigos!
Dr. Amado
Picking Up the Pieces
Juan
Romancing the Stone
Bandit 1
El Topo
El Perro
Paraíso
Pepe
Posse
La Vida Inútil de Pito Pérez
Calzonzín
Calzonzín inspector
Anselmo
El día que murió Pedro Infante
Paco
Scandalous John
Carlos Vera
Viaje a la luna
Raoul
I Heart Shakey
Himself
Ni Muy, Muy... ni Tan, Tan... simplemente Tin Tan
Camino largo a Tijuana
Agente viajero
En este pueblo no hay ladrones
Herrera
The Wild Bunch
Tezcatlipoca (voice)
El Muerto
Chuy Santos
Stones for Ibarra
Indio
Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?
Caras nuevas
Lucas Lucatero
El Rincón de las Vírgenes
Nato Solís
Mojado Power
Los pistolocos
Grampy
Committed
Manuel
Used Cars
Poncho / Jonathan Eaglepass / Mascalzzone
El águila descalza
Ernesto Pino
Malacopa
Capulina's Aid #1
Operación carambola
El aviso inoportuno
El jardín de la tía Isabel
'Saltaperico'
Pedro Páramo
Etio
Run, Cougar, Run
Jóvenes de la Zona Rosa
Papá Julio (voice)
Coco
Tiliches
Tívoli
Raousset
Walker
Tres amigos
Polvora En La Piel
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
39
Gender
Male
Birthday
1932-01-11
Place of Birth
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Also Known As
Альфонсо Арау