Alfonso Arau
Acting
Born: 1932-01-11 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
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
Miami Vice
Jorge Cruz
Coco
Papá Julio (voice)
Gunsmoke
Mando
227
Romancing the Stone
Juan
The Marked Hour
Ernesto Godin
The Wild Bunch
Herrera
¡Three Amigos!
El Guapo
El Topo
Bandit 1
Used Cars
Manuel
Drunk Angry Idiot
Ernesto Pino
Walker
Raousset
Paradise
El Perro
Tivoli
Tiliches
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Chuy Santos
Posse
Pepe
Picking Up the Pieces
Dr. Amado
Committed
Grampy
Pedro Paramo
'Saltaperico'
Round
The Dead One
Tezcatlipoca (voice)
El aviso inoportuno
Scandalous John
Paco
...And Your Love Too
Alfredo
I Heart Shakey
Raoul
Operación carambola
Capulina's Aid #1
Música en la noche
Run, Cougar, Run
Etio
El águila descalza
Poncho / Jonathan Eaglepass / Mascalzzone
Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?
Indio
The Useless Life of Pito Pérez
Stones for Ibarra
Chuy Santos
There Are No Thieves in This Village
Camino largo a Tijuana
Nest of Virgins
Lucas Lucatero
Mojado Power
Nato Solís
Aunt Isabel's Garden
Inspector Calzonzin
Calzonzín
