Alfonso Arau
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.
Known For
44 titles
Miami Vice
Coco
227
Gunsmoke
Romancing the Stone
¡Three Amigos!
The Wild Bunch
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Walker
Used Cars
El Topo
Posse
Committed
Picking Up the Pieces
Scandalous John
The Dead One
El águila descalza
Inspector Calzonzin
Pedro Paramo
I Heart Shakey
Tivoli
Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?
El aviso inoportuno
Tres amigos
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