
Alfonso Arau
Acting
Born: 1932-01-11 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
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-t
🎬 Movies (30)

Drunk Angry Idiot
2018
Ernesto Pino

Coco
2017
Papá Julio (voice)

I Heart Shakey
2012
Raoul

L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo
2010
Director

The Dead One
2007
Tezcatlipoca (voice)

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

Zapata: The dream of a hero
2004
Director

A Painted House
2003
Director

The Magnificent Ambersons
2002
Director

Picking Up the Pieces
2000
Dr. Amado

Committed
2000
Grampy

A Walk in the Clouds
1995
Director

Polvora En La Piel
1992

Like Water for Chocolate
1992
Director

Camino largo a Tijuana
1991

Stones for Ibarra
1988
Chuy Santos

Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?
1988
Indio

Walker
1987
Raousset

¡Three Amigos!
1986
El Guapo

Round
1986

Chido Guan, el tacos de oro
1986
Screenplay

Romancing the Stone
1984
Juan

The Day Pedro Infante Died
1982
Anselmo

Mojado Power
1981
Nato Solís

Used Cars
1980
Manuel

Posse
1975
Pepe

Tivoli
1975
Tiliches

Inspector Calzonzin
1974
Calzonzín

Nest of Virgins
1972
Lucas Lucatero

Aunt Isabel's Garden
1972



