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.
Filmography
all 55
Movies 51
Director 8
TV Shows 4
self 2
Voice 1
Producer 1
Ernesto Pino

Drunk Angry Idiot (2018)
Movie
Papá Julio Rivera (voice)

Coco (2017)
Movie
7.57
Tezcatlipoca

The Dead One (2007)
Movie
(archive footage)

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004)
Movie
Director

A Painted House (2003)
Movie
Dr. Amado

Picking Up the Pieces (2000)
Movie
Grampy

Committed (2000)
Movie
6
Director / Producer

Like Water for Chocolate (1992)
Movie
8
Chuy Santos

Stones for Ibarra (1988)
Movie
Raousset

Walker (1987)
Movie
El Guapo

¡Three Amigos! (1986)
Movie
6.12
Actor

Round (1986)
Movie
Nato Solís

Mojado Power (1981)
Movie
Manuel

Used Cars (1980)
Movie
3.5
Tiliches

Tivoli (1975)
Movie
Calzonzín

Inspector Calzonzin (1974)
Movie
Lucas Lucatero

El rincón de las vírgenes (1972)
Movie
Poncho / Jonathan Eaglepass / Mascalzzone / Director / Writer

El águila descalza (1971)
Movie
Bandit 1

El Topo (1970)
Movie
6
El Perro

Paradise (1970)
Movie
Policía

Tres amigos (1970)
Movie
Cliente señorito del sastre

El aviso inoportuno (1969)
Movie
Capulina's Aid #1

Operación carambola (1968)
Movie
'Saltaperico'

Pedro Paramo (1967)
Movie
Agente viajero

There Are No Thieves in This Village (1965)
Movie
Carlos Vera

Trip to the Moon (1958)
Movie
Mando

Gunsmoke (1955)
TV
6
Chuy Santos / Director

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1932-01-11 (93 years old)
Birth PlaceMexico City, Mexico
RelationshipsLaura Esquivel (1975 - 1995)
ChildrenFernando Arau, Sergio Arau
CitizenshipsMexico
Also Known AsАльфонсо Арау, Alfonso Aráu
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