
Alfonso Arau
Born: 1932-01-11
Place of birth: 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.
Filmography

Stones for Ibarra
1988

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951

Coco
2017

El aviso inoportuno
1969

Inspector Calzonzin
1974

Ni Muy, Muy... ni Tan, Tan... simplemente Tin Tan
2005

The Wild Bunch
1969

Miami Vice
1984

A Walk in the Clouds
1995

Like Water for Chocolate
1992

Pedro Paramo
1967

A Painted House
2003

El Topo
1970

Tivoli
1975

227
1985

Romancing the Stone
1984

Gunsmoke
1955

Camino largo a Tijuana
1991