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Alfonso Arau

1932 - Today

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Alfonso Arau Incháustegui (Spanish: [alˈfonso aˈɾa.u inˈtʃa.usteɣi]; born 11 January 1932) 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 Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alfonso Arau is the 3,308th most popular actor (up from 4,266th in 2019), the 181st most popular biography from Mexico (up from 230th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Mexican Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Alfonso Arau ranks 3,308 out of 13,578. Before him are Robert Cummings, Jacques Dufilho, Christopher Atkins, Georgette Leblanc, Holger Meins, and William Hickey. After him are Ulrich Thomsen, Claudio Brook, Dick Miller, Denis O'Hare, Soledad Miranda, and Janet Hubert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Alfonso Arau ranks 260. Before him are Joe Engle, Banharn Silpa-archa, Robert Anton Wilson, Phyllida Law, Olga Fikotová, and Eileen Brennan. After him are Carlyle Glean, Katherine Paterson, Hans van Manen, Fritz Klein, Paulinho de Almeida, and Tinka Kurti.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Alfonso Arau ranks 181 out of 729. Before him are Sergio Pérez (1990), Carmen Salinas (1939), Alberto Suárez Inda (1939), Guillermo Ochoa (1985), Juan Almonte (1803), and Ana Martín (1945). After him are Claudio Brook (1927), Manuel Ojeda (1940), Pascual Orozco (1882), José Emilio Pacheco (1939), Eugenio Derbez (1961), and José María Bocanegra (1787).

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Among ACTORS In Mexico

Among actors born in Mexico, Alfonso Arau ranks 34. Before him are Adela Noriega (1969), Bill Melendez (1916), Nigel Bruce (1895), Victoria Ruffo (1962), Carmen Salinas (1939), and Ana Martín (1945). After him are Claudio Brook (1927), Manuel Ojeda (1940), Eugenio Derbez (1961), Lupita Tovar (1910), Ignacio López Tarso (1925), and Lupita Nyong'o (1983).

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