Alfonso Arau
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.
Acting
Movie
Coco
as Papá Julio (voice)
2017
Movie
Romancing the Stone
as Juan
1984
Movie
The Wild Bunch
as Herrera
1969
Movie
¡Three Amigos!
as El Guapo
1986
Movie
El Topo
as Bandit 1
1970
TV
Miami Vice
as Jorge Cruz
1984
Movie
Used Cars
as Manuel
1980
TV
Gunsmoke
as Mando
1955
Movie
Picking Up the Pieces
as Dr. Amado
2000
Movie
Walker
as Raousset
1987
Movie
Posse
as Pepe
1975
Movie
Committed
as Grampy
2000
TV
227
1985
Movie
Operación carambola
as Capulina's Aid #1
1968
Movie
The Dead One
as Tezcatlipoca (voice)
2007
Movie
Tivoli
as Tiliches
1975
Movie
Pedro Paramo
as 'Saltaperico'
1967
Movie
Nest of Virgins
as Lucas Lucatero
1972
Movie
Drunk Angry Idiot
as Ernesto Pino
2018
Movie
Inspector Calzonzin
as Calzonzín
1974
Movie
El aviso inoportuno
1969
Movie
Trip to the Moon
as Carlos Vera
1958
Movie
Aunt Isabel's Garden
1972
Movie
Run, Cougar, Run
as Etio
1972
Crew
Movie
A Walk in the Clouds
Director
1995
Movie
Like Water for Chocolate
Director
1992
Movie
Picking Up the Pieces
Director
2000
Movie
Tivoli
Writer
1975
Movie
A Painted House
Director
2003
Movie
Zapata: The dream of a hero
Director
2004
Movie
Inspector Calzonzin
Director
1974
Movie
The Magnificent Ambersons
Director
2002
TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Director
1951
Movie
L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo
Director
2010
Movie
Mojado Power
Director
1981
Movie
El águila descalza
Director
1971