ACTOR

Alfonso Arau

Best known as Papá Julio (voice) in Coco.

9 Appearances

0 Series

9 Films

8.2 Top rated

Personal details

Known for

Acting

Gender

Male

Born

11 Januar 1932 (94)

Place of birth

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Also known as

Альфонсо Арау · Alfonso Aráu

Biography

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.