Alfonso Arau
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Miami Vice
Jorge Cruz
1984
Film
Coco
Papá Julio (voice)
2017
Series
Gunsmoke
Mando
1955
Series
227
1985
Film
Romancing the Stone
Juan
1984
Film
¡Three Amigos!
El Guapo
1986
Film
The Wild Bunch
Herrera
1969
Film
El Topo
Bandit 1
1970
Film
Used Cars
Manuel
1980
Film
Walker
Raousset
1987
Film
Posse
Pepe
1975
Film
Committed
Grampy
2000
Film
Tivoli
Tiliches
1975
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Chuy Santos
1951
Film
Drunk Angry Idiot
Ernesto Pino
2018
Film
Round
1986
Film
Picking Up the Pieces
Dr. Amado
2000
Glücksspirale
Self
1970
Film
Pedro Paramo
'Saltaperico'
1967
Film
Paradise
El Perro
1970
Film
...And Your Love Too
Alfredo
1962
Film
Inspector Calzonzin
Calzonzín
1974
Film
Run, Cougar, Run
Etio
1972
Film
Scandalous John
Paco
1971
Film
El aviso inoportuno
1969
Film
I Heart Shakey
Raoul
2012
Film
The Dead One
Tezcatlipoca (voice)
2007
Film
Música en la noche
1958
Film
Mojado Power
Nato Solís
1983
Film
Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?
Indio
1988
Film
Nest of Virgins
Lucas Lucatero
1972
Film
The Day Pedro Infante Died
Anselmo
1982
Film
There Are No Thieves in This Village
1965
Film
Stones for Ibarra
Chuy Santos
1988
Film
Tres amigos
1970
Film
Operación carambola
Capulina's Aid #1
1968
Film
The Useless Life of Pito Pérez
1970
Film
Trip to the Moon
Carlos Vera
1958
Film
New faces
1956
Film
El águila descalza
Poncho / Jonathan Eaglepass / Mascalzzone
1971
Film
Aunt Isabel's Garden
1972
Los pistolocos
1960
Film
Ni Muy, Muy... ni Tan, Tan... simplemente Tin Tan
Himself
2005
Film
Polvora En La Piel
1992
Film
Jóvenes de la Zona Rosa
1970
Film
Camino largo a Tijuana
1991