Directed credits
11
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Alfonso Arau
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.1
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Directed movies: 10Directed series: 1All crew credits: 14
TMDB ID: 22767
IMDb ID: nm0000778
Known for: Acting
Born: January 11, 1932
Age: 94
Place of birth: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 2018
Years active: 68
Average TMDB rating: 6.44
Wikidata: Q920072
Also known as
Альфонсо Арау • Alfonso Aráu
Frequent jobs
Director (11)Writer (2)Screenplay (1)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Alfonso Arau.
3.2
L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo
Director
2010 Movie
5.5
Zapata: The dream of a hero
Director
2004 Movie
7.0
A Painted House
Director
2003 Movie
5.6
The Magnificent Ambersons
Director
2002 Movie
4.2
Picking Up the Pieces
Director
2000 Movie
7.4
A Walk in the Clouds
Director
1995 Movie
7.3
Like Water for Chocolate
Director
1992 Movie
3.5
Mojado Power
Director
1981 Movie
7.7
Inspector Calzonzin
Director
1974 Movie
5.5
El águila descalza
Director
1971 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Alfonso Arau.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Alfonso Arau.
8.2
Coco
as Papá Julio (voice)
2017 Movie
7.6
The Wild Bunch
as Herrera
1969 Movie
7.4
A Walk in the Clouds
Director
1995 Movie
7.3
Like Water for Chocolate
Director
1992 Movie
7.1
El Topo
as Bandit 1
1970 Movie
6.8
Romancing the Stone
as Juan
1984 Movie
6.4
Used Cars
as Manuel
1980 Movie
6.4
Walker
as Raousset
1987 Movie
6.3
¡Three Amigos!
as El Guapo
1986 Movie
4.2
Picking Up the Pieces
Director
2000 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Alfonso Arau.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Alfonso Arau.
8.2
Coco
as Papá Julio (voice)
2017 Movie
6.8
Romancing the Stone
as Juan
1984 Movie
4.8
Committed
as Grampy
2000 Movie
6.3
¡Three Amigos!
as El Guapo
1986 Movie
6.4
Walker
as Raousset
1987 Movie
5.4
Drunk Angry Idiot
as Ernesto Pino
2018 Movie
7.3
Like Water for Chocolate
Director
1992 Movie
5.7
Paradise
as El Perro
1970 Movie
7.4
A Walk in the Clouds
Director
1995 Movie
7.6
The Wild Bunch
as Herrera
1969 Movie
6.8
Tivoli
Writer
1975 Movie
6.4
Used Cars
as Manuel
1980 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Alfonso Arau.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Alfonso Arau.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Alfonso Arau.
5.4
Drunk Angry Idiot
as Ernesto Pino
2018 Movie
8.2
Coco
as Papá Julio (voice)
2017 Movie
3.4
I Heart Shakey
as Raoul
2012 Movie
5.0
The Dead One
as Tezcatlipoca (voice)
2007 Movie
7.6
Ni Muy, Muy... ni Tan, Tan... simplemente Tin Tan
as Himself
2005 Movie
4.2
Picking Up the Pieces
as Dr. Amado
2000 Movie
4.8
Committed
as Grampy
2000 Movie
5.0
Polvora En La Piel
1992 Movie
5.0
Camino largo a Tijuana
1991 Movie
3.8
Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?
as Indio
1988 Movie
Stones for Ibarra
as Chuy Santos
1988 Movie
6.4
Walker
as Raousset
1987 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Alfonso Arau.