Alfonso Arau
Acting
Born: January 11, 1932 (age 94) · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Highest Rated
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
Coco
2017
Romancing the Stone
1984
The Wild Bunch
1969
¡Three Amigos!
1986
A Walk in the Clouds
1995
El Topo
1970
Like Water for Chocolate
1992
Miami Vice
1984
Used Cars
1980
Gunsmoke
1955
Picking Up the Pieces
2000
Walker
1987
Photos (1)
Movies (39)
Coco
Papá Julio (voice)
Romancing the Stone
Juan
¡Three Amigos!
El Guapo
The Wild Bunch
Herrera
Used Cars
Manuel
El Topo
Bandit 1
Picking Up the Pieces
Dr. Amado
Drunk Angry Idiot
Ernesto Pino
Committed
Grampy
Walker
Raousset
Posse
Pepe
Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?
Indio
The Useless Life of Pito Pérez
1970
Scandalous John
Paco
Round
1986
Jóvenes de la Zona Rosa
1970
...And Your Love Too
Alfredo
Tivoli
Tiliches
Paradise
El Perro
Run, Cougar, Run
Etio
Stones for Ibarra
Chuy Santos
Camino largo a Tijuana
1991
Trip to the Moon
Carlos Vera
There Are No Thieves in This Village
1965
Música en la noche
1958
The Day Pedro Infante Died
Anselmo
I Heart Shakey
Raoul
Nest of Virgins
Lucas Lucatero
El aviso inoportuno
1969
The Dead One
Tezcatlipoca (voice)
Pedro Paramo
'Saltaperico'
Inspector Calzonzin
Calzonzín
Aunt Isabel's Garden
1972
Tres amigos
1970
El águila descalza
Poncho / Jonathan Eaglepass / Mascalzzone
Polvora En La Piel
1992
Operación carambola
Capulina's Aid #1
New faces
1956
Mojado Power
Nato Solís
TV Shows (5)
Self / Appearances (1)
Directing (12)
A Walk in the Clouds
Director
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Director
Like Water for Chocolate
Director
Picking Up the Pieces
Director
A Painted House
Director
L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo
Director
The Magnificent Ambersons
Director
Zapata: The dream of a hero
Director
Chido Guan, el tacos de oro
Director
Inspector Calzonzin
Director
El águila descalza
Director
Mojado Power
Director
Writing (8)
Tivoli
Writer
Zapata: The dream of a hero
Writer
Chido Guan, el tacos de oro
Screenplay
Chido Guan, el tacos de oro
Story
Inspector Calzonzin
Writer
El águila descalza
Writer
New faces
Writer
Mojado Power
Writer