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
Committed
2000
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as Grampy
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Age: 68
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
Used Cars
1980
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as Manuel
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Age: 48
No Image
Glücksspirale
1970
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as Self
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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
No Image
Los pistolocos
1960
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Age: 28
Música en la noche
1958
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Age: 25
New faces
1956
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Age: 23