Alfonso Arau
Known for Acting · 46 credits
- Born
- 1932-01-11 (age 94)
- Place of birth
- Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- Also known as
- Альфонсо Арау · Alfonso Aráu
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
TV Shows (4)
Movies (42)
Coco
2017
as Papá Julio (voice)
Romancing the Stone
1984
as Juan
¡Three Amigos!
1986
as El Guapo
The Wild Bunch
1969
as Herrera
El Topo
1970
as Bandit 1
Used Cars
1980
as Manuel
Posse
1975
as Pepe
Walker
1987
as Raousset
The Dead One
2007
as Tezcatlipoca (voice)
Inspector Calzonzin
1974
as Calzonzín
Committed
2000
as Grampy
Tivoli
1975
as Tiliches
Paradise
1970
as El Perro
El aviso inoportuno
1969
Picking Up the Pieces
2000
as Dr. Amado
I Heart Shakey
2012
as Raoul
Scandalous John
1971
as Paco
The Useless Life of Pito Pérez
1970
Pedro Paramo
1967
as 'Saltaperico'
Operación carambola
1968
as Capulina's Aid #1
There Are No Thieves in This Village
1965
as Agente viajero
Stones for Ibarra
1988
as Chuy Santos
...And Your Love Too
1962
as Alfredo
Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?
1988
as Indio
Tres amigos
1970
Aunt Isabel's Garden
1972
New faces
1956
The Day Pedro Infante Died
1982
as Anselmo
Run, Cougar, Run
1972
as Etio
Round
1986
Camino largo a Tijuana
1991
Drunk Angry Idiot
2018
as Ernesto Pino
Trip to the Moon
1958
as Carlos Vera
El águila descalza
1971
as Poncho / Jonathan Eaglepass / Mascalzzone
Nest of Virgins
1972
as Lucas Lucatero
Ni Muy, Muy... ni Tan, Tan... simplemente Tin Tan
2005
as Himself
Música en la noche
1958
Mojado Power
1981
as Nato Solís
Los pistolocos
1960
Glücksspirale
1970
as Self
Jóvenes de la Zona Rosa
1970
Polvora En La Piel
1992
About 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 f… With 46 credits spanning from 1951 to 2018, Alfonso Arau has appeared in 42 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Alfonso Arau Movies
- Coco (2017) — as Papá Julio (voice)
- Romancing the Stone (1984) — as Juan
- ¡Three Amigos! (1986) — as El Guapo
- The Wild Bunch (1969) — as Herrera
- El Topo (1970) — as Bandit 1
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