Alfonso Arau
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.
40
Films
4
TV Shows
14
Crew Credits
Known For
44 Credits
Miami Vice
as Jorge Cruz
1984
Coco
as Papá Julio (voice)
2017
Gunsmoke
as Mando
1955
227
1985
Committed
as Grampy
2000
Romancing the Stone
as Juan
1984
¡Three Amigos!
as El Guapo
1986
The Wild Bunch
as Herrera
1969
Drunk Angry Idiot
as Ernesto Pino
2018
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Chuy Santos
1951
Walker
as Raousset
1987
Paradise
as El Perro
1970
Behind the Camera
14 Credits
Like Water for Chocolate
Director, Producer
1992
A Walk in the Clouds
Director
1995
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Director
1951
Tivoli
Writer
1975
A Painted House
Director
2003
Picking Up the Pieces
Director
2000
L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo
Director
2010
The Magnificent Ambersons
Director
2002
Inspector Calzonzin
Director, Writer, Producer
1974
El águila descalza
Director, Writer
1971
Chido Guan, el tacos de oro
Director
1986
New faces
Writer
1956