Alfonso Arau
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Coco
2017
as Papá Julio (voice)
A Walk in the Clouds
1995
Director
Romancing the Stone
1984
as Juan
¡Three Amigos!
1986
as El Guapo
The Wild Bunch
1969
as Herrera
Like Water for Chocolate
1992
Director
Like Water for Chocolate
1992
Producer
Used Cars
1980
as Manuel
Posse
1975
as Pepe
A Painted House
2003
Director
Walker
1987
as Raousset
El Topo
1970
as Bandit 1
Committed
2000
as Grampy
The Magnificent Ambersons
2002
Director
Picking Up the Pieces
2000
as Dr. Amado
Picking Up the Pieces
2000
Director
Picking Up the Pieces
2000
Executive Producer
Pedro Paramo
1967
as 'Saltaperico'
There Are No Thieves in This Village
1965
as Agente viajero
Trip to the Moon
1958
as Carlos Vera