Alfonso Arau

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Alfonso Arau

Acting 94 January 11, 1932

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

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 4…

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Coco

Coco

8.2 2017 Movie
Romancing the Stone

Romancing the Stone

6.8 1984 Movie
The Wild Bunch

The Wild Bunch

7.6 1969 Movie
¡Three Amigos!

¡Three Amigos!

6.3 1986 Movie
A Walk in the Clouds

A Walk in the Clouds

7.4 1995 Movie
Miami Vice

Miami Vice

7.4 1984 TV Show
El Topo

El Topo

7.1 1970 Movie
Like Water for Chocolate

Like Water for Chocolate

7.3 1992 Movie
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

6.7 1955 TV Show
Used Cars

Used Cars

6.4 1980 Movie
227

227

6.9 1985 TV Show
Picking Up the Pieces

Picking Up the Pieces

4.3 2000 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2018
    Drunk Angry Idiot

    Movie Ernesto Pino

  2. 2017
    Coco

    Movie Papá Julio (voice)

  3. 2012
    I Heart Shakey

    Movie Raoul

  4. 2010
    L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo

    Movie Director

  5. 2007
    The Dead One

    Movie Tezcatlipoca (voice)

  6. 2005
    Ni Muy, Muy... ni Tan, Tan... simplemente Tin Tan

    Movie Himself

  7. 2004
    Zapata: The dream of a hero

    Movie Director

  8. 2003
    A Painted House

    Movie Director

  9. 2002
    The Magnificent Ambersons

    Movie Director

  10. 2000
    Picking Up the Pieces

    Movie Dr. Amado

  11. 2000
    Committed

    Movie Grampy

  12. 1995
    A Walk in the Clouds

    Movie Director

  13. 1992
    Polvora En La Piel

    Movie

  14. 1992
    Like Water for Chocolate

    Movie Director

  15. 1991
    Camino largo a Tijuana

    Movie

  16. 1988
    Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?

    Movie Indio

More credits
  1. 1988
    The Marked Hour

    TV show Ernesto Godin

  2. 1988
    Stones for Ibarra

    Movie Chuy Santos

  3. 1987
    Walker

    Movie Raousset

  4. 1986
    ¡Three Amigos!

    Movie El Guapo

  5. 1986
    Round

    Movie

  6. 1986
    Chido Guan, el tacos de oro

    Movie Screenplay

  7. 1985
    227

    TV show

  8. 1984
    Miami Vice

    TV show Jorge Cruz

  9. 1984
    Romancing the Stone

    Movie Juan

  10. 1983
    Mojado Power

    Movie Nato Solís

  11. 1982
    The Day Pedro Infante Died

    Movie Anselmo

  12. 1980
    Used Cars

    Movie Manuel

  13. 1975
    Tivoli

    Movie Tiliches

  14. 1975
    Posse

    Movie Pepe

  15. 1974
    Inspector Calzonzin

    Movie Calzonzín

  16. 1972
    Nest of Virgins

    Movie Lucas Lucatero

  17. 1972
    Run, Cougar, Run

    Movie Etio

  18. 1972
    Aunt Isabel's Garden

    Movie

  19. 1971
    El águila descalza

    Movie Poncho / Jonathan Eaglepass / Mascalzzone

  20. 1971
    Scandalous John

    Movie Paco

  21. 1970
    El Topo

    Movie Bandit 1

  22. 1970
    Paradise

    Movie El Perro

  23. 1970
    The Useless Life of Pito Pérez

    Movie

  24. 1970
    Jóvenes de la Zona Rosa

    Movie