Alfonso Arau
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
...And Your Love Too
as Alfredo
1962
¡Three Amigos!
as El Guapo
1986
Picking Up the Pieces
as Dr. Amado
2000
Romancing the Stone
as Juan
1984
El Topo
as Bandit 1
1970
Paradise
as El Perro
1970
Posse
as Pepe
1975
The Useless Life of Pito Pérez
1970
Inspector Calzonzin
as Calzonzín
1974
The Day Pedro Infante Died
as Anselmo
1982
Scandalous John
as Paco
1971
Trip to the Moon
as Carlos Vera
1958
I Heart Shakey
as Raoul
2012
Ni Muy, Muy... ni Tan, Tan... simplemente Tin Tan
as Himself
2005
Camino largo a Tijuana
1991
There Are No Thieves in This Village
as Agente viajero
1965
The Wild Bunch
as Herrera
1969
The Dead One
as Tezcatlipoca (voice)
2007
Stones for Ibarra
as Chuy Santos
1988
Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?
as Indio
1988
