Alfonso Arau
11 Jan, 1932 in 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.
Also Known As:
Альфонсо АрауAlfonso Aráu
El día que murió Pedro Infante
42%
(1982)
Camino largo a Tijuana
50%
(1991)
Los pistolocos
50%
(1960)
El aviso inoportuno
79%
(1969)
Jóvenes de la Zona Rosa
50%
(1970)
