Actor

Alfonso Arau

Acting

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Acting credits

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Large and steady acting portfolio.

TMDB popularity

2.1

Moderate attention

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Movies: 47Series: 4Crew credits: 14

TMDB ID: 22767

IMDb ID: nm0000778

Known for: Acting

Born: January 11, 1932

Age: 94

Place of birth: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1951 - 2018

Years active: 68

Average TMDB rating: 6.44

Wikidata: Q920072

Also known as

Альфонсо Арау • Alfonso Aráu

Other jobs

Director (11)Writer (2)Screenplay (1)

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Biography

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.

Movies

Movie credits linked with Alfonso Arau.