Acting · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico · Born January 11, 1932
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.
MovieDrunk Angry Idiot
2018
as Ernesto Pino
MovieCoco
2017
as Papá Julio (voice)
MovieI Heart Shakey
2012
as Raoul
MovieThe Dead One
2007
as Tezcatlipoca (voice)
MovieNi Muy, Muy... ni Tan, Tan... simplemente Tin Tan
2005
as Himself
MoviePicking Up the Pieces
2000
as Dr. Amado
MovieCommitted
2000
as Grampy
MoviePolvora En La Piel
1992
MovieCamino largo a Tijuana
1991
MovieWhere the Hell's That Gold?!!?
1988
as Indio
MovieStones for Ibarra
1988
as Chuy Santos
MovieWalker
1987
as Raousset
Movie¡Three Amigos!
1986
as El Guapo
MovieRound
1986
TV227
1985
TVMiami Vice
1984
as Jorge Cruz
MovieRomancing the Stone
1984
as Juan
MovieThe Day Pedro Infante Died
1982
as Anselmo
MovieMojado Power
1981
as Nato Solís
MovieUsed Cars
1980
as Manuel
MovieTivoli
1975
as Tiliches
MoviePosse
1975
as Pepe
MovieInspector Calzonzin
1974
as Calzonzín
MovieNest of Virgins
1972
as Lucas Lucatero
MovieRun, Cougar, Run
1972
as Etio
MovieAunt Isabel's Garden
1972
MovieEl águila descalza
1971
as Poncho / Jonathan Eaglepass / Mascalzzone
MovieScandalous John
1971
as Paco
MovieEl Topo
1970
as Bandit 1
MovieParadise
1970
as El Perro
MovieThe Useless Life of Pito Pérez
1970
MovieJóvenes de la Zona Rosa
1970
Glücksspirale
1970
as Self
MovieTres amigos
1970
MovieThe Wild Bunch
1969
as Herrera
MovieEl aviso inoportuno
1969
MovieOperación carambola
1968
as Capulina's Aid #1
MoviePedro Paramo
1967
as 'Saltaperico'
MovieThere Are No Thieves in This Village
1965
Movie...And Your Love Too
1962
as Alfredo
Los pistolocos
1960
MovieTrip to the Moon
1958
as Carlos Vera
MovieMúsica en la noche
1958
MovieNew faces
1956
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Mando
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Chuy Santos
