Acting
Alfonso Arau
ES, EN, IT, DE cinema · 49 credits
Born
11 January 1932 (age 94)
Birthplace
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Also known as Альфонсо Арау · Alfonso Aráu
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
Filmography
Drunk Angry Idiot
as Ernesto Pino
Coco
as Papá Julio (voice)
I Heart Shakey
as Raoul
The Dead One
as Tezcatlipoca (voice)
Zapata: The dream of a hero
Director, Producer, Writer
A Painted House
Director
Picking Up the Pieces
as Dr. Amado, Director, Executive Producer
Committed
as Grampy
A Walk in the Clouds
Director
Like Water for Chocolate
Director, Producer
Stones for Ibarra
as Chuy Santos
Walker
as Raousset
¡Three Amigos!
as El Guapo
Round
Actor
Chido Guan, el tacos de oro
Screenplay, Story, Director
Mojado Power
as Nato Solís, Director, Writer, Producer
The Day Pedro Infante Died
as Anselmo
Used Cars
as Manuel
Posse
as Pepe
Tivoli
as Tiliches, Writer
Inspector Calzonzin
as Calzonzín, Director, Producer, Writer
Nest of Virgins
as Lucas Lucatero
Run, Cougar, Run
as Etio
Scandalous John
as Paco
El águila descalza
as Poncho / Jonathan Eaglepass / Mascalzzone, Director, Writer
El Topo
as Bandit 1
Paradise
as El Perro
The Wild Bunch
as Herrera
Operación carambola
as Capulina's Aid #1
Pedro Paramo
as 'Saltaperico'
...And Your Love Too
as Alfredo
Trip to the Moon
as Carlos Vera
New faces
Actor, Writer