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Alfonso Arau (b. 1932)

Alias:
Alfonso Aráu
Альфонсо Арау

Birthplace:
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Born:
January 11, 1932

Biography from TheMovieDB

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.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Director:
1971  El águila descalza
1974  Inspector Calzonzin
1981  Mojado Power
1986  Chido Guan, el tacos de oro
1992  Like Water for Chocolate
1995  A Walk in the Clouds
2000  Picking Up the Pieces
2002  The Magnificent Ambersons
2003  A Painted House
2004  Zapata: The dream of a hero
2010  L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo

Executive Producer:
1971  El águila descalza
1974  Inspector Calzonzin
1981  Mojado Power
1986  Chido Guan, el tacos de oro
1992  Like Water for Chocolate
1995  A Walk in the Clouds
2000  Picking Up the Pieces
2002  The Magnificent Ambersons
2003  A Painted House
2004  Zapata: The dream of a hero
2010  L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo

Producer:
1971  El águila descalza
1974  Inspector Calzonzin
1981  Mojado Power
1986  Chido Guan, el tacos de oro
1992  Like Water for Chocolate
1995  A Walk in the Clouds
2000  Picking Up the Pieces
2002  The Magnificent Ambersons
2003  A Painted House
2004  Zapata: The dream of a hero
2010  L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo

Screenplay:
1971  El águila descalza
1974  Inspector Calzonzin
1981  Mojado Power
1986  Chido Guan, el tacos de oro
1992  Like Water for Chocolate
1995  A Walk in the Clouds
2000  Picking Up the Pieces
2002  The Magnificent Ambersons
2003  A Painted House
2004  Zapata: The dream of a hero
2010  L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo

Story:
1971  El águila descalza
1974  Inspector Calzonzin
1981  Mojado Power
1986  Chido Guan, el tacos de oro
1992  Like Water for Chocolate
1995  A Walk in the Clouds
2000  Picking Up the Pieces
2002  The Magnificent Ambersons
2003  A Painted House
2004  Zapata: The dream of a hero
2010  L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo

Writer:
1956  New faces
1971  El águila descalza
1974  Inspector Calzonzin
1975  Tivoli
1981  Mojado Power
1986  Chido Guan, el tacos de oro
1992  Like Water for Chocolate
1995  A Walk in the Clouds
2000  Picking Up the Pieces
2002  The Magnificent Ambersons
2003  A Painted House
2004  Zapata: The dream of a hero
2010  L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Director:
1951  Hallmark Hall of Fame

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