Acting
Alfonso Arau
Born January 11, 1932 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-time Ariel Award winner, including Best Director for Like Water for Chocolate, and a BAFTA nominee.
Directed Films
3.3
L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo
2010·Comedy
5.5
Zapata: The dream of a hero
2004·War
7.1
A Painted House
2003·Drama
5.9
The Magnificent Ambersons
2002·Drama
4.3
Picking Up the Pieces
2000·Comedy
7.4
A Walk in the Clouds
1995·Drama
7.3
Like Water for Chocolate
1992·Drama
5.8
Chido Guan, el tacos de oro
1986
4.8
Mojado Power
1981·Comedy
7.6
Inspector Calzonzin
1974·Comedy
5.8
El águila descalza
1971·Drama
Also Appeared In
5.4
Drunk Angry Idiot
2018·Comedy
8.2
Coco
2017·Family
3.4
I Heart Shakey
2012·Family
5.1
The Dead One
2007·Horror
7.6
Ni Muy, Muy... ni Tan, Tan... simplemente Tin Tan
2005·Documentary
4.3
Picking Up the Pieces
2000·Comedy
4.8
Committed
2000·Comedy
6.3
Polvora En La Piel
1992·Thriller
6.7
Camino largo a Tijuana
1991·Action
4.6
Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?
1988·Western
9.0
Stones for Ibarra
1988·Drama
6.4
Walker
1987·Drama