Alfonso Arau

Mexican filmmaker and actor

Alfonso Arau Incháustegui is a Mexican filmmaker and actor. 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. Read more on

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Age:
94
Birthday:
11th January 1932
Gender:
Male
Star Sign:
Capricorn
Place of Birth:
Mexico City
Country:
Mexico

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