Alfonso Arau
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.
Known for
Coco
2017
The Wild Bunch
1969
¡Three Amigos!
1986
Walker
1987
Round
1986
Committed
2000
Used Cars
1980
El Topo
1970
Tivoli
1975
Posse
1975
Run, Cougar, Run
1972
Paradise
1970
Scandalous John
1971