Alfonso Arau
Mexican actor, film director and producer · Mexico · On the map · Actors · Born 1932 · age 94
Alfonso Arau Incháustegui is a Mexican filmmaker and actor. 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.
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Drunk Angry IdiotFilm, Ernesto Pino2016Salvador Toscano MedalAward2012
I Heart ShakeyFilm, Raoul2007
The Dead OneFilm, Tezcatlipoca (voice)2003
A Painted HouseFilm, Director2000
CommittedFilm, Grampy1992
Like Water for ChocolateFilm, Director, Producer1988
The Marked HourSeries, Ernesto Godin1987
WalkerFilm, Raousset1985
227Series1984
Miami ViceSeries, Jorge Cruz1983
Mojado PowerFilm, Director, Writer1980
Used CarsFilm, Manuel1974
Inspector CalzonzinFilm, Director, Writer1971
El águila descalzaFilm, Director, Writer1968
Operación carambolaFilm, Capulina's Aid #11965
There Are No Thieves in This VillageFilm1958
Trip to the MoonFilm, Carlos Vera1955
GunsmokeSeries, Mando1951
Hallmark Hall of FameSeries, Director1932Born11 January 1932People around Alfonso
Carmen Salinas Alfonso directed Calzonzin Inspector (1974)
Angélica Aragón Alfonso directed A Walk in the Clouds (1995)
Alberto Isaac Directed Tívoli (1975)
Tony Plana Also in Three Amigos and ¡Three Amigos!
Robert Zemeckis Directed Romancing the Stone and Used Cars
Juan Rulfo Wrote Pedro Páramo and Pedro Paramo
Maria Grazia Cucinotta Alfonso directed Picking Up the Pieces (2001)
Patricia Velásquez Alfonso directed Zapata: El sueño de un héroe (2004)
Jaime Camil Alfonso directed Zapata: El sueño de un héroe (2004)
Ofelia Medina Alfonso directed El águila descalza (1971)
Héctor Ortega Also in There Are No Thieves in This Village (1965)
Cheech Marin Alfonso directed Picking Up the Pieces (2001)
Anne Parillaud Alfonso directed The Trick in the Sheet (2009)
Lucero Alfonso directed Zapata: El sueño de un héroe (2004)
Alejandro Fernández Alfonso directed Zapata: El sueño de un héroe (2004)
Norbert Weisser Also in Three Amigos, Walker and ¡Three Amigos!
Carlos Velo Directed Pedro Páramo (1967)- Margarita Isabel Alfonso directed Like Water for Chocolate (1992)
Ernesto Mahieux Alfonso directed The Trick in the Sheet (2009)
Aurora Quattrocchi Alfonso directed The Trick in the Sheet (2009)
Giselda Volodi Alfonso directed The Trick in the Sheet (2009)
Jorge Russek Also in The Wild Bunch and Pedro Páramo
Joaquín Garrido Alfonso produced Like Water for Chocolate (1993)
Primo Reggiani Alfonso directed The Trick in the Sheet (2009)
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Coco 2017
The Wild Bunch 1969
A Walk in the Clouds 1995
Like Water for Chocolate 1992
El Topo 1970
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Television 5
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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.
