Alfonso Arau
Acting
Born 1932-01-11 · 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 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
Drunk Angry Idiot
Sep 21, 2018
Coco
Oct 27, 2017
I Heart Shakey
Jun 29, 2012
The Dead One
Mar 1, 2007
Ni Muy, Muy... ni Tan, Tan... simplemente Tin Tan
Oct 27, 2005
Picking Up the Pieces
May 26, 2000
Committed
Apr 28, 2000
Polvora En La Piel
Sep 17, 1992
Camino largo a Tijuana
Feb 28, 1991
Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?
Nov 13, 1988
Stones for Ibarra
Jan 29, 1988
Walker
Dec 4, 1987
¡Three Amigos!
Dec 12, 1986
Round
Aug 16, 1986
Romancing the Stone
Mar 30, 1984
The Day Pedro Infante Died
Jan 1, 1982
Mojado Power
Dec 4, 1981
Used Cars
Jul 11, 1980
Tivoli
Jun 26, 1975
Posse
Jun 4, 1975
Inspector Calzonzin
May 2, 1974
Nest of Virgins
Nov 30, 1972
Run, Cougar, Run
Oct 18, 1972
Aunt Isabel's Garden
Apr 5, 1972
El águila descalza
Dec 8, 1971
Scandalous John
Jun 22, 1971
El Topo
Dec 18, 1970
Paradise
Oct 8, 1970
The Useless Life of Pito Pérez
Sep 15, 1970
Jóvenes de la Zona Rosa
May 6, 1970