Alfonso Arau

Alfonso Arau was born in Mexico City on 11 January 1932, the son of a doctor. Trained in dance, theatre and pantomime, notably in Paris, he formed a dance duo with Sergio Corona and hosted a television programme in Havana. An actor in Mexico and Hollywood, he directed his first film in 1971. In 1975 he married the novelist Laura Esquivel, from whom he separated twenty years later, and he then worked in the United States. He received five Ariel awards over the course of his career.

In the catalogue 1

• Feature filmLike Water for ChocolateComo agua para chocolateAlfonso Arau · 1992Cinema