
Alfonso Arau
Acting · Born 1932-01-11 · 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.
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Drunk Angry Idiot 2018
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Coco 2017
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I Heart Shakey 2012
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The Dead One 2007
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Ni Muy, Muy... ni Tan, Tan... simplemente Tin Tan 2005
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Picking Up the Pieces 2000
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Committed 2000
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Polvora En La Piel 1992
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Camino largo a Tijuana 1991
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Where the Hell's That Gold?!!? 1988
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Stones for Ibarra 1988
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Walker 1987
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¡Three Amigos! 1986
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Round 1986
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Romancing the Stone 1984
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The Day Pedro Infante Died 1982
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Mojado Power 1981
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Used Cars 1980
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Tivoli 1975
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Posse 1975
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Inspector Calzonzin 1974
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Nest of Virgins 1972
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Run, Cougar, Run 1972
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Aunt Isabel's Garden 1972
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El águila descalza 1971
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Scandalous John 1971
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El Topo 1970
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Paradise 1970
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The Useless Life of Pito Pérez 1970
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Jóvenes de la Zona Rosa 1970
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Glücksspirale 1970
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Tres amigos 1970
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The Wild Bunch 1969
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El aviso inoportuno 1969
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Operación carambola 1968
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Pedro Paramo 1967
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There Are No Thieves in This Village 1965
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...And Your Love Too 1962
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Los pistolocos 1960
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Trip to the Moon 1958
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New faces 1956
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As director

L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo 2010
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Zapata: The dream of a hero 2004
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A Painted House 2003
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The Magnificent Ambersons 2002
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Picking Up the Pieces 2000
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A Walk in the Clouds 1995
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Like Water for Chocolate 1992
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Chido Guan, el tacos de oro 1986
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Mojado Power 1981
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Inspector Calzonzin 1974
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El águila descalza 1971
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