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.
Alfonso Arau has 65 screen credits in a career dating back to 1955. Their work is anchored in the Romancing the Stone Collection universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Coco, ¡Three Amigos!, Tivoli. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
