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Alfonso Arau Biography (1932-)

Born January 11, 1932 (some sources say 1933), in Mexico City, Mexico; father, a doctor (some sources say dentist); married first wife (a ballerina; divorced); married Laura Esquivel (a writer), 1975 (divorced, c. 1995); children:(second marriage) one daughter. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Manager: Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, 9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 350, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

Mexican

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, producer, director, writer

Birth Details

January 11, 1932

Mexico City, Mexico

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Miradas que matan, 1954
• El casto Susano, 1954
• Caras nuevas, 1956
• Las locuras del rock 'n roll, 1957
• Cien muchachas, 1957
• Viaje a la luna, 1958
• Musica en la noche, 1958
• Los pistolocos, 1960
• Alfredo the Cuban, ... und Deine Liebe auch, Icestorm International, 1962
• En este pueblo no hay ladrones (also known as There Are No Thieves in This Village), 1965
• Saltaperico, Pedro Paramo, 1967
• Tres amigos, 1968
• Herrera, The Wild Bunch, Warner Bros., 1969
• El aviso inoportuno, 1969
• El aguila descalza (also known as The Barefoot Eagle), 1969
• Jovenes de la Zona Rosa (also known as La onda mas cotorra), 1970
• Bandit 1, El topo (also known as The Gopher and The Mole), Douglas Films, 1970
• Paco Martinez, Scandalous John, Buena Vista, 1971
• El jardin de tia Isabel, 1971
• Etio, Run, Cougar, Run, Buena Vista, 1972
• Lucas Lucatero, El rincon de las virgenes (also known as Nest of Virgins), 1972
• Calzonzin (title role), Calzonzin Inspector (also known as Inspector Calzonzin), 1973
• Tiliches, Tivoli, 1974
• Pepe, Posse, Paramount, 1975
• Mojado Power, 1979
• Manuel, Used Cars, Columbia, 1980
• Anselmo, El dia que murio Pedro Infante (also known as Amores escandalosos), 1982
• Juan, Romancing the Stone (also known as 2 bribones tras la esmeralda perdida), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984
• El Guapo, Three Amigos!, Orion, 1986
• Raousset, Walker, Universal, 1987
• Chino, El camino largo a Tijuana (also known as El camino largo), 1991
• Grampy, Committed (also known as Non Stop Girl), Miramax, 2000
• Film Work
• Director, El aguila descalza (also known as The Barefoot Eagle), 1969
• Director and producer, Calzonzin Inspector (also known as Inspector Calzonzin), 1973
• Director, Caribe, estrella y aguila, 1976
• Producer and director, Mojado Power, 1979
• Director, Tacos de oro (also known as El chido guan), 1985
• Producer and director, Como agua para chocolate (also known as Like Water for Chocolate), Miramax, 1992
• Director, A Walk in the Clouds, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
• Director, Zapata, 2002
• Television Appearances
• Series
• El show de Arau, Cuban television, 1959-1964
• Movies
• Chuy Santos, Stones for Ibarra, CBS, 1988
• Indio, Where the Hell's That Gold?!!? (also known as Dynamite and Gold), CBS, 1988
• Dr. Amado, Picking up the Pieces, Cinemax, 2000
• Episodic
• Mando, "Hidalgo," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1972
• "The Customs of the Country," Bonanza, NBC, 1972
• Television Director
• Movies
• (And executive producer) Picking up the Pieces, Cinemax, 2000
• Catch a Falling Star, CBS, 2000
• John Grisham's A Painted House, CBS, 2003
• Miniseries
• The Magnificent Ambersons, Arts and Entertainment, 2002
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• Caras nuevas, 1956
• Calzonzin Inspector, 1973
• Tivoli, 1974
• Tacos de oro (also known as El chido guan), 1985
• (Rewrite) Zapata, 2002

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• Dictionary of Hispanic Biography, Gale Research, 1996

Periodicals

• Entertainment Weekly, August 25, 1995, p. 22
• Variety, January 14, 2002, p. 38