1986
Three Amigos
Arau plays El Guapo in the comedy.
FLM.REDALFONSO
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An actor and filmmaker across borders
Alfonso Arau is a Mexican actor and filmmaker who directed Like Water for Chocolate and voiced Papá Julio in Coco.
Mexico City, Mexico
In front of and behind the camera
Born in Mexico City, Arau developed a career as an actor, writer and director in Mexican cinema. His work includes El águila descalza, in which he acted and which he also directed.
As an actor, his credits extend across Mexican and US productions, including The Wild Bunch, Romancing the Stone and Three Amigos. In the latter he plays El Guapo.
Arau directed Like Water for Chocolate (1992), adapted by Laura Esquivel from her novel, and later directed A Walk in the Clouds. In Pixar’s Coco (2017), he provided the voice of Papá Julio.
The films below show the titles available on FLM.RED and are not his complete filmography.
Selected work
1992
Like Water for Chocolate
He directs the adaptation of Laura Esquivel’s novel.
2017
Coco
He voices Papá Julio in the Pixar film.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
- Mexico cultural information system
- Cineteca Nacional profile
- D23: Alfonso Arau
- Mexican film directors dictionary
- IMDb
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.