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Alfonso Arau

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arau and the second or maternal family name is Incháustegui.
Alfonso Arau
Arau in 2016
Born
Alfonso Arau Incháustegui

(1932-01-11) 11 January 1932 (age 92)
Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation(s)Actor, producer, director, writer
Years active1954–present
Spouse
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(m. 1975; div. 1995)​
Children8, including Fernando and Sergio Arau

Alfonso Arau Incháustegui (born 11 January 1932) is a Mexican filmmaker and actor. 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.