
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

El Topo
1970
as Bandit 1

The Wild Bunch
1969
as Herrera

Used Cars
1980
as Manuel

Posse
1975
as Pepe

Walker
1987
as Raousset

The Dead One
2007
as Tezcatlipoca (voice)

Tivoli
1975
as Tiliches

Inspector Calzonzin
1974
as Calzonzín

Committed
2000
as Grampy

New faces
1956

...And Your Love Too
1962
as Alfredo

El aviso inoportuno
1969

Paradise
1970
as El Perro

Operación carambola
1968
as Capulina's Aid #1

I Heart Shakey
2012
as Raoul

Picking Up the Pieces
2000
as Dr. Amado

Pedro Paramo
1967
as 'Saltaperico'

The Useless Life of Pito Pérez
1970

Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?
1988
as Indio
Los pistolocos
1960

Scandalous John
1971
as Paco

Round
1986

Stones for Ibarra
1988
as Chuy Santos

Tres amigos
1970

There Are No Thieves in This Village
1965
as Agente viajero

Aunt Isabel's Garden
1972

Trip to the Moon
1958
as Carlos Vera

Música en la noche
1958

Run, Cougar, Run
1972
as Etio

Nest of Virgins
1972
as Lucas Lucatero

Camino largo a Tijuana
1991

The Day Pedro Infante Died
1982
as Anselmo

Drunk Angry Idiot
2018
as Ernesto Pino
Glücksspirale
1970
as Self

El águila descalza
1971
as Poncho / Jonathan Eaglepass / Mascalzzone

Mojado Power
1981
as Nato Solís

Ni Muy, Muy... ni Tan, Tan... simplemente Tin Tan
2005
as Himself

Polvora En La Piel
1992

Jóvenes de la Zona Rosa
1970
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
- El Topo (1970) — as Bandit 1
- The Wild Bunch (1969) — as Herrera
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