Alfonso Arau
Born January 11, 1932 (Age: 94)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
Coco
2017
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as Papá Julio (voice)
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Age: 85
Picking Up the Pieces
2000
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as Dr. Amado
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Age: 68
Committed
2000
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as Grampy
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Age: 68
Polvora En La Piel
1992
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Age: 60
Camino largo a Tijuana
1991
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Age: 59
Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?
1988
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as Indio
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Age: 56
Stones for Ibarra
1988
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as Chuy Santos
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Age: 56
Walker
1987
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as Raousset
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Age: 55
¡Three Amigos!
1986
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as El Guapo
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Age: 54
Romancing the Stone
1984
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as Juan
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Age: 52
Mojado Power
1981
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as Nato Solís
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Age: 49
Used Cars
1980
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as Manuel
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Age: 48
Inspector Calzonzin
1974
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as Calzonzín
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Age: 42
Nest of Virgins
1972
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as Lucas Lucatero
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Age: 40
Run, Cougar, Run
1972
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as Etio
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Age: 40
Aunt Isabel's Garden
1972
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Age: 40
No Image
Glücksspirale
1970
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as Self
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Age: 38
Tres amigos
1970
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Age: 38
The Wild Bunch
1969
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as Herrera
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Age: 37
El aviso inoportuno
1969
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Age: 37
There Are No Thieves in This Village
1965
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as Agente viajero
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Age: 33
...And Your Love Too
1962
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as Alfredo
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Age: 30
No Image
Los pistolocos
1960
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Age: 28
Trip to the Moon
1958
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as Carlos Vera
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Age: 26
Música en la noche
1958
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Age: 25
New faces
1956
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Age: 23