Alfonso Arau
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.
Filmography
Drunk Angry Idiot
2018
as Ernesto Pino
Coco
2017
as Papá Julio (voice)
I Heart Shakey
2012
as Raoul
The Dead One
2007
as Tezcatlipoca (voice)
Ni Muy, Muy... ni Tan, Tan... simplemente Tin Tan
2005
as Himself
Picking Up the Pieces
2000
as Dr. Amado
Committed
2000
as Grampy
Polvora En La Piel
1992
Camino largo a Tijuana
1991
Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?
1988
as Indio
Stones for Ibarra
1988
as Chuy Santos
Walker
1987
as Raousset
¡Three Amigos!
1986
as El Guapo
Round
1986
Romancing the Stone
1984
as Juan
Mojado Power
1983
as Nato Solís
The Day Pedro Infante Died
1982
as Anselmo
Used Cars
1980
as Manuel
Tivoli
1975
as Tiliches
Posse
1975
as Pepe
Inspector Calzonzin
1974
as Calzonzín
Nest of Virgins
1972
as Lucas Lucatero
Run, Cougar, Run
1972
as Etio
Aunt Isabel's Garden
1972