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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.
Alfonso Arau is a Mexican director and actor with a career spanning over six decades, recognized for bridging the gap between Mexican cinema and Hollywood productions.
He is best known for directing the critically acclaimed Like Water for Chocolate and for his memorable acting performances in The Wild Bunch, Romancing the Stone, and ¡Three Amigos!.