Person · Actor

Alfonso Arau

Born

January 11, 1932

From

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Also:
Director
Writer

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Decades active

In short · Acting since 1956, 8 decades active, 48 credits.

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Biography

Alfonso Arau Incháustegui (born 11 January 1932) is a Mexican filmmaker, actor, and singer. Over a career spanning more than 40 years, he worked as an actor and director in both Mexican and Hollywood productions. He gained international recognition with the 1992 film *Like Water for Chocolate*, adapted from his wife Laura Esquivel's novel of the same name. Among his other films are *A Walk in the Clouds* (1995), *Picking Up the Pieces* (2000), *The Magnificent Ambersons* (2002), and *Zapata: El sueño del héroe* (2004). Arau has won five Ariel Awards, including Best Director for *Like Water for Chocolate*, and has been nominated for a BAFTA.

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