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Alfonso Arau

Alfonso Arau

Born January 11, 1932· Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

22Roles★ 6.6Average rating

Born in Mexico City as the son of a physician, Alfonso Arau began his career on Mexican screens before moving into directing, building a portfolio that spanned both national and Hollywood productions for more than forty years. He gained notice as Lieutenant Herrera in Sam Peckinpah’s 1969 western The Wild Bunch and later portrayed memorable characters such as the bandit El Guapo in Three Amigos, t…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

Coco★ 8.2
Coco2017
Papá Julio (voice)
The Wild Bunch★ 7.6
The Wild Bunch1969
Herrera
El Topo★ 7
El Topo1970
Bandit 1
Romancing the Stone★ 6.8
Romancing the Stone1984
Juan
¡Three Amigos!★ 6.3
¡Three Amigos!1986
El Guapo

Also behind the camera

The films and series they directed.

Full directing filmography
Like Water for Chocolate★ 7.3
Like Water for Chocolate1992