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Alfonso Arau

Alfonso Arau

Acting
1975 — present · 5 films
Born
11 January 1932 · age 94
From
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).

Career Signature

How Alfonso Arau’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.