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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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- Miami Vice (1984) as Jorge Cruz
- Coco (2017) as Papá Julio (voice)
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Mando
- 227 (1985) Cast
- A Walk in the Clouds (1995) Director
- Romancing the Stone (1984) as Juan
- ¡Three Amigos! (1986) as El Guapo
- El Topo (1970) as Bandit 1
- The Wild Bunch (1969) as Herrera
- Used Cars (1980) as Manuel
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Chuy Santos
- Like Water for Chocolate (1992) Director
- Committed (2000) as Grampy
- Walker (1987) as Raousset
- Posse (1975) as Pepe
- Tivoli (1975) as Tiliches
- Picking Up the Pieces (2000) as Dr. Amado
- The Dead One (2007) as Tezcatlipoca (voice)
- A Painted House (2003) Director
- Scandalous John (1971) as Paco
- There Are No Thieves in This Village (1965) as Agente viajero
- The Magnificent Ambersons (2002) Director
- Pedro Paramo (1967) as 'Saltaperico'
- El águila descalza (1971) as Poncho / Jonathan Eaglepass / Mascalzzone
- Where the Hell's That Gold?!!? (1988) as Indio
- Inspector Calzonzin (1974) as Calzonzín
- El aviso inoportuno (1969) Cast
- Stones for Ibarra (1988) as Chuy Santos
- L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo (2010) Director
- I Heart Shakey (2012) as Raoul
- Trip to the Moon (1958) as Carlos Vera
- Nest of Virgins (1972) as Lucas Lucatero
- Zapata: The dream of a hero (2004) Director
- Aunt Isabel's Garden (1972) Cast
- ...And Your Love Too (1962) as Alfredo
- The Useless Life of Pito Pérez (1970) Cast
- Drunk Angry Idiot (2018) as Ernesto Pino
- The Day Pedro Infante Died (1982) as Anselmo
- Operación carambola (1968) as Capulina's Aid #1
- Tres amigos (1970) Cast
- Chido Guan, el tacos de oro (1986) Screenplay
- Run, Cougar, Run (1972) as Etio
- New faces (1956) Cast
- Ni Muy, Muy... ni Tan, Tan... simplemente Tin Tan (2005) as Himself
- Los pistolocos (1960) Cast
- Camino largo a Tijuana (1991) Cast
- Round (1986) Cast
- Paradise (1970) as El Perro
- Jóvenes de la Zona Rosa (1970) Cast
- Mojado Power (1981) as Nato Solís
- Música en la noche (1958) Cast
- Polvora En La Piel (1992) Cast
- Glücksspirale (1970) as Self
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Most-watched Alfonso Arau films currently: Coco (2017), A Walk in the Clouds (1995), Romancing the Stone (1984), ¡Three Amigos! (1986), El Topo (1970).
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Selected TV credits: Miami Vice (1984), Gunsmoke (1955), 227 (1985), Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951).
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