Alfonso Arau

Alfonso Arau

Date of Birth:

Jan 11, 1932

Place of Birth:

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

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:

El águila descalza El águila descalza

1971

Drunk Angry Idiot Drunk Angry Idiot

2018

Operación carambola Operación carambola

1968

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004

Used Cars Used Cars

1980

Committed Committed

2000

El rincón de las vírgenes El rincón de las vírgenes

1972

Mojado Power Mojado Power

1981

Los pistolocos Los pistolocos

1960

El aviso inoportuno El aviso inoportuno

1969

Aunt Isabel's Garden Aunt Isabel's Garden

1972

Walker Walker

1987

Tres amigos Tres amigos

1970

Polvora En La Piel Polvora En La Piel

1992

Tivoli Tivoli

1975

Coco Coco

2017

Pedro Paramo Pedro Paramo

1967

Run, Cougar, Run Run, Cougar, Run

1972

Jóvenes de la Zona Rosa Jóvenes de la Zona Rosa

1970

New faces New faces

1956

Where the Hell's That Gold?!!? Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?

1988

Posse Posse

1975

The Useless Life of Pito Pérez The Useless Life of Pito Pérez

1970

Inspector Calzonzin Inspector Calzonzin

1974

Paradise Paradise

1970

El Topo El Topo

1970

¡Three Amigos! ¡Three Amigos!

1986

Picking Up the Pieces Picking Up the Pieces

2000

Romancing the Stone Romancing the Stone

1984

El día que murió Pedro Infante El día que murió Pedro Infante

1982

Scandalous John Scandalous John

1971

The Wild Bunch The Wild Bunch

1969

The Dead One The Dead One

2007

Stones for Ibarra Stones for Ibarra

1988

There Are No Thieves in This Village There Are No Thieves in This Village

1965

Camino largo a Tijuana Camino largo a Tijuana

1991

Trip to the Moon Trip to the Moon

1958

I Heart Shakey I Heart Shakey

2012

Ni Muy, Muy... ni Tan, Tan... simplemente Tin Tan Ni Muy, Muy... ni Tan, Tan... simplemente Tin Tan

2005

...And Your Love Too ...And Your Love Too

1962

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