Alfonso Arau
Known for Acting
Born
January 11, 1932 (age 94)
Birthplace
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Filmography
66 films, 5 shows
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TMDB1.7
L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo
2010 · 1h 45m
country: Unknown
1905, the cinematograph has reached Southern Italy, and casts fear among the people to whom it seems a devilish trick. They call it "o 'imbroglie din t'o lenzuolo" - "The Trick in the Sheet", as white sheets were used for screening.
TMDB2.8
Zapata: The dream of a hero
2004 · 1h 31m
country: Mexico
This fictionalized portrayal of Emiliano Zapata as an Indigenous Mexican shaman, directed by Alfonso Arau, was reportedly the most expensive Mexican movie ever produced, with a massive ad campaign, and the largest ever opening in the nation's history. Unusual in the Mexican film industry, Zapata was financed independently.
TMDB3.5
A Painted House
2003 · 1h 37m
country: United States
A young boy, his family, and the migrant workers they hire to work their cotton farm struggle against difficult odds to raise and sell the crop. Meanwhile, the boy dreams of living in better conditions. However, with this particularly tough farming season, the boy learns that his challenges guide him in discovering who he really is.
TMDB2.9
The Magnificent Ambersons
2002 · 2h 30m
country: Unknown
The spoiled rotten and utterly unlikable rich kid George Amberson becomes horrified when his recently widowed mother rekindles her relationship with the wealthy Eugene Morgan, who she left decades earlier in order to marry George's father. As George struggles to sabotage his mother's new romance, he must deal with his own romantic feelings for Morgan's daughter and the consequences of his meddling as his once great family falls into ruin due to his machinations...
TMDB2.2
Picking Up the Pieces
2000 · 1h 35m
country: United States
A small New Mexican village discovers a severed hand that is considered a miracle of God, when it actually belongs to a murdered spouse with a husband in search of it.
TMDB3.7
A Walk in the Clouds
1995 · 1h 43m
country: United States
World War II vet Paul Sutton falls for a pregnant and unwed woman who persuades him -- during their first encounter -- to pose as her husband so she can face her family.
TMDB3.6
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · 1h 45m
country: Mexico
Tita is passionately in love with Pedro, but her controlling mother forbids her from marrying him. When Pedro marries her sister, Tita throws herself into her cooking and discovers she can transfer her emotions through the food she prepares, infecting all who eat it with her intense heartbreak.
TMDB2.9
Chido Guan, el tacos de oro
1986 · 1h 35m
country: Mexico
Street-punk drafted to soccer team, rises to stardom. Cuz he plays so good.
TMDB2.4
Mojado Power
1981 · 1h 48m
country: Mexico
An undocumented man becomes the leader of a movement that defends the working conditions of migrants in the United States.
TMDB3.8
Inspector Calzonzin
1974 · 1h 57m
country: Mexico
A rumor reaches a small town, San Garabato, that a government infiltrator will arrive to check the conditions of the community. Quickly, the municipal president, Don Perpetuo del Rosal, orders the imprisonment of those who might give a bad image. An indigenous man named Calzonzin arrives in town, pursued by two men. He is quickly taken as the infiltrated inspector, and protected by all the local authorities.
TMDB2.9
El águila descalza
1971 · 1h 30m
country: Mexico
Shmuck makes a superhero costume, rides his bike to crime scenes. He gets involved with something big involving US capitalists taking over local Mexican businesses.