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