Alfonso Arau
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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.
Known for
Credits
Coco (2017)
as Papá Julio (voice)
Romancing the Stone (1984)
as Juan
The Wild Bunch (1969)
as Herrera
¡Three Amigos! (1986)
as El Guapo
Used Cars (1980)
as Manuel
El Topo (1970)
as Bandit 1
Walker (1987)
as Raousset
Picking Up the Pieces (2000)
as Dr. Amado
Committed (2000)
as Grampy
Drunk Angry Idiot (2018)
as Ernesto Pino
Posse (1975)
as Pepe
Round (1986)
Actor
...And Your Love Too (1962)
as Alfredo
Tivoli (1975)
as Tiliches
Scandalous John (1971)
as Paco
Where the Hell's That Gold?!!? (1988)
as Indio
Glücksspirale (1970)
as Self
The Useless Life of Pito Pérez (1970)
Actor
Música en la noche (1958)
Actor
Camino largo a Tijuana (1991)
Actor
I Heart Shakey (2012)
as Raoul
The Dead One (2007)
as Tezcatlipoca (voice)
Jóvenes de la Zona Rosa (1970)
Actor
The Day Pedro Infante Died (1982)
as Anselmo
Paradise (1970)
as El Perro
Pedro Paramo (1967)
as 'Saltaperico'
Nest of Virgins (1972)
as Lucas Lucatero
Ni Muy, Muy... ni Tan, Tan... simplemente Tin Tan (2005)
as Himself
Aunt Isabel's Garden (1972)
Actor
Stones for Ibarra (1988)
as Chuy Santos
There Are No Thieves in This Village (1965)
Actor
El aviso inoportuno (1969)
Actor
Run, Cougar, Run (1972)
as Etio
Trip to the Moon (1958)
as Carlos Vera
El águila descalza (1971)
as Poncho / Jonathan Eaglepass / Mascalzzone
Polvora En La Piel (1992)
Actor
Inspector Calzonzin (1974)
as Calzonzín
Tres amigos (1970)
Actor
New faces (1956)
Actor
Mojado Power (1983)
as Nato Solís
Operación carambola (1968)
as Capulina's Aid #1
Los pistolocos (1960)
Actor