Alfonso Arau      Mexican director and actor.  Independent Mexican director who frequently produces, writes, edits, and acts in his films.  His films show great range in both style and content, from the satiric social comment on illegal immigrants in the United States in Wetback Power (1980) to the sensual magical realism of Like Water for Chocolate (1992), which he produced and directed from a screenplay by his wife Laura Esquivel, based on her novel.  The latter film was an arthouse hit that brought him international recognition as a filmmaker, though he was already known as an actor in the US for his performances in adventure films such as The Wild Bunch.    Filmography

 As actor (US)

The Wild Bunch    1969 Scandalous John    1971 Posse    1975 Used Cars    1980 Romancing the Stone    1984 Three Amigos!    1986 Walker    1987

As director (Mex.)   The Barefoot Eagle    1967 Calzonzin Inspector    1974 Mojada Power/Wetback Power    1980 Chido Guan    1984 Como Agua Para Chocolate/Like Water for Chocolate (Mex.)   1992

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