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Alfonso Arau
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Alfonso Arau Incháustegui
11 January 1932 Mexico City, Mexico
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| Occupation | Actor, producer, director, writer |
| Years active | 1954–present |
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| Children | 8, including Fernando and Sergio Arau |
Alfonso Arau Incháustegui (born January 11, 1932) is a famous Mexican filmmaker and actor. He has worked in movies and TV shows for over 60 years, both in Mexico and Hollywood. He became very well-known around the world for his 1992 film Like Water for Chocolate. This movie was based on a popular book written by his ex-wife, Laura Esquivel.
Some of his other well-known films include A Walk in the Clouds (1995) and Picking Up the Pieces (2000). He has won many Ariel Awards, which are like Mexico's Oscars, including one for Best Director for Like Water for Chocolate. He was also nominated for a BAFTA Award.
Life and Career Highlights
Alfonso Arau was born in Mexico City. His father was a doctor. He has directed several popular films. These include Like Water for Chocolate, which was a big success. He also directed A Walk in the Clouds, starring Keanu Reeves and Anthony Quinn. Another film he directed was A Painted House, based on a novel by John Grisham.
As an actor, Arau has played many memorable characters. He was "Captain Herrera" in the 1969 western The Wild Bunch. He also played the funny bandit "El Guapo" in the comedy Three Amigos (1986). In this movie, he starred alongside Martin Short, Steve Martin, and Chevy Chase. He was also "Juan" the smuggler in Romancing the Stone (1984). This film starred Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner.
Arau appeared in the 1972 Mexican film El rincón de las vírgenes. In this movie, he played an assistant to a fake doctor. The story is set in rural Mexico in the 1920s. He also acted in American TV shows. In a 1972 episode of Gunsmoke, he played a bandit named "Mando".
In 1973, Arau directed and acted in Calzónzin Inspector. This movie was based on a Mexican comic book character. It tells the story of two Mexicans who are mistaken for government inspectors. The film humorously criticizes corruption in a small town. It was a brave movie for its time, as it spoke out about political issues.
In December 2004, the Santa Fe Film Festival honored Alfonso Arau for his amazing work in movies. In 2010, he directed an Italian film called The Trick in the Sheet. In 2017, he voiced the character Papá Julio in the animated movie Coco.
Filmography
- 1954 Looks that Kill as Bailarín (uncredited)
- 1954 El casto Susano as (uncredited)
- 1956 Caras nuevas
- 1957 La locura del rock 'n roll as Cristobal
- 1957 Cien muchachas
- 1958 Viaje a la luna as Carlos Vera
- 1958 Música en la noche
- 1960 Los pistolocos
- 1962 … und deine Liebe auch as Alfredo
- 1965 En este pueblo no hay ladrones as Agente Viajero
- 1967 Pedro Páramo as Saltaperico
- 1967 The Jungle Book (voice actor, Latin Spanish dub) as Kaa
- 1968 Operación carambola as Roman Ayala
- 1969 The Wild Bunch as Lieutenant Herrera
- 1969 El aviso inoportuno as Cliente Señorito Del Sastre
- 1970 Tres amigos
- 1970 Jóvenes de la Zona Rosa
- 1970 La vida inútil de Pito Pérez
- 1970 Paraíso as "El Perro"
- 1970 El Topo as Bandido #1
- 1971 Scandalous John as Paco
- 1971 El águila descalza (director, writer) as Poncho / Jonathan Eaglepass / Mascalzzone
- 1971 The Garden of Aunt Isabel
- 1972 Gunsmoke (TV Series) as Mando
- 1972 Bonanza (TV Series) as Simon
- 1972 Run, Cougar, Run as Etio
- 1972 El rincón de las vírgenes as Lucas Lucatero
- 1974 Calzonzin Inspector (director, writer) as Calzonzín
- 1975 Posse as Pepe
- 1975 Tívoli (writer) as Tiliches
- 1976 La palomilla al rescate as (uncredited)
- 1976 Caribe, estrella y aguila (director)
- 1980 Used Cars as Manuel
- 1981 Mojado Power (director, writer) as Nato Solís
- 1982 El día que murió Pedro Infante
- 1984 Romancing the Stone as Juan
- 1986 Redondo
- 1986 Three Amigos as "El Guapo"
- 1986 Chido Guan, el tacos de oro (director, writer)
- 1987 Miami Vice (TV Series) as Jorge Cruz
- 1987 Walker as Raousset
- 1988 227 (TV Series) as Alfonso Gonzales
- 1991 Camino largo a Tijuana
- 1992 Polvora en la piel
- 1992 Like Water for Chocolate (director)
- 1995 A Walk in the Clouds (director)
- 2000 Committed as Grampy
- 2000 Picking Up the Pieces (director) as Dr. Amado
- 2002 The Magnificent Ambersons (TV, director)
- 2003 A Painted House (TV, director)
- 2004 Zapata: El sueño de un héroe (director, writer)
- 2007 El Muerto as Tezcatlipoca (voice)
- 2010 The Trick in the Sheet (director, with Anne Parillaud)
- 2012 I Heart Shakey as Raoul
- 2017 Coco as Papá Julio (voice)
See also
In Spanish: Alfonso Arau para niños
