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Alfonso Arau

Jan 11, 1932 (93 years old) in 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.

Known For

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Miami Vice
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Coco
Papá Julio (voice)
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Gunsmoke
Mando
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227
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Chuy Santos
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Romancing the Stone
Juan
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¡Three Amigos!
El Guapo
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The Wild Bunch
Herrera
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Posse
Pepe
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Walker
Raousset

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