Alfonso Arau - wikipedia Alfonso Arau This name uses Spanish naming customs : the first or paternal family name is Arau and the second or maternal family name is Incháustegui. Alfonso Arau ( 1932 - 01 - 11 ) January 11, 1932 ( age 85 ) Mexico City, Mexico Occupation Actor, producer, director, writer Years active 1954 - present Notable work ¡ Three Amigos ! Spouse ( s ) Laura Esquivel ( 1975 - 1995 ) Children Fernando Arau Sergio Arau Rossana Arau Alfonso Arau Incháustegui ( born January 11, 1932 ) is a Mexican actor and director. Contents 1 Life and career 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External links Life and career Arau was born in Mexico City, the son of a doctor. He directed the films Zapata : The Dream of a Hero, Like Water for Chocolate ( adapted from the novel written by his ex-wife Laura Esquivel ), A Walk in the Clouds with Keanu Reeves and Anthony Quinn, and the Hallmark Hall of Fame production A Painted House, adapted from the John Grisham novel of the same name. Among a plethora of roles in his career, Arau has played `` Captain Herrera '', a lieutenant of Federal general `` Mapache '', in Sam Peckinpah 's 1969 western, The Wild Bunch, chief bandit `` El Guapo '' in Three Amigos ( USA, 1986 ), a comedy with Martin Short, Steve Martin, and Chevy Chase, shady businessman Manuel in the comedy Used Cars ( USA, 1980 ), and the smuggler `` Juan '' in Romancing the Stone which starred Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner. Arau appeared in the 1972 Mexican film El rincón de las vírgenes ( `` The Virgins ' Corner '' ), where he played the assistant of a fake mystical doctor traveling from town to town, who reminisce about their travels, when a group of women decide to propose the doctor for sainthood. The movie was set in 1920s rural Mexico. Arau has made many appearances as a character actor in American and TV series and plays. In the 1972 episode of Gunsmoke titled `` Hidalgo '', Arau portrayed the bandit `` Mando '' who shoots and wounds marshal Matt Dillon. In 1973, Arau acted in and directed Calzónzin Inspector ( `` Cazonci '' or `` Caltzontzin '' was the term used in the Purépecha culture, to name their emperors ), a movie based on a character from the Mexican comic Los Supermachos of Rius, a cartoonist, who co-wrote the screenplay. The movie, which is influenced by Nikolai Gogol 's The Government Inspector, centers around two Mexicans who are mistaken for government inspectors from Mexico City by the corrupt mayor of a small town. It is a humorous political critique, aimed squarely at the then ruling party Partido Revolucionario Institucional ( PRI ) and its paramilitary caciques, at a time when freedom of speech in politics was highly restricted. There are at least two versions of the movie, with one having some scenes deleted by State censors, the most notable of which depicts the killing of a renegade farmer by a police officer, who shoots the farmer in the back. In December 2004, the Santa Fe Film Festival honored Alfonso Arau for his work in cinema. In 2010 he directed the Italian - language film, The Trick in the Sheet. In January 2011, he starred in Chad, Matt & Rob 's `` The Treasure Hunt : An Interactive Adventure. '' Arau also became a supporter of SENS Research Foundation, a nonprofit organization that conducts rejuvenation research. Filmography Coco ( 2017 ) actor The Trick in the Sheet ( 2010 ) director, with Anne Parillaud. Zapata : El sueño de un héroe ( 2004 ) director, writer A Painted House ( 2003 ) TV, director The Magnificent Ambersons ( 2002 ) TV, director Picking Up the Pieces ( 2000 ) director, actor A Walk in the Clouds ( 1995 ) director Like Water for Chocolate ( 1992 ) director Miami Vice ( 1987 ) TV 1 Episode, actor Walker ( 1987 ) actor Chido Guan, el tacos de oro ( 1986 ) director, writer Three Amigos ( 1986 ) actor Romancing the Stone ( 1984 ) actor Mojado Power ( 1981 ) director, writer, actor Used Cars ( 1980 ) actor Caribe, estrella y aguila ( 1976 ) director Tívoli ( 1974 ) writer, actor Calzonzin Inspector ( 1974 ) director, writer Bonanza ( 1972 ) TV 1 Episode, actor Gunsmoke ( 1972 ) TV 1 Episode, actor Run, Cougar, Run ( 1972 ) actor El águila descalza ( 1971 ) director, writer, actor Scandalous John ( 1971 ) actor The Garden of Aunt Isabel ( 1971 ) El Topo ( 1970 ) actor The Wild Bunch ( 1969 ) actor The Jungle Book ( 1967 ) voice actor ( Latin Spanish dub ) Pedro Páramo ( 1967 ) actor References Jump up ^ Alfonso Arau on IMDb. Jump up ^ Alfonso Arau. Film Reference, Biography, 2007. Last accessed : April 11, 2008. Jump up ^ TV Guide Jump up ^ Calzónzin Inspector at IMDB.com Jump up ^ New Mexico Business Weekly Dec. 10, 2004 Jump up ^ http://www.sens.org/outreach/celebrity-reimagine-aging-campaign Jump up ^ Milligan, Mercedes ( June 6, 2017 ). `` Disney - Pixar Introduces the ' Coco ' Character Family ''. Animation Magazine. Retrieved June 8, 2017. Jump up ^ Presentation of The Trick in the Sheet on Eurochannel External links Alfonso Arau on IMDb Alfonso Arau at AllMovie Santa Fe Film Festival VIAF : 24798835 LCCN : no90001363 ISNI : 0000 0001 0880 2428 GND : 124683762 SUDOC : 070431787 BNF : cb140071073 ( data ) ICCU : IT ICCU RAVV 094436 IATH : w6vq6xdn Films directed by Alfonso Arau El águila descalza ( 1971 ) Calzonzin Inspector ( 1974 ) Caribe, estrella y aguila ( 1976 ) Mojado Power ( 1979 ) Tacos de oro ( 1985 ) Like Water for Chocolate ( 1992 ) A Walk in the Clouds ( 1995 ) Picking Up the Pieces ( 2000 ) The Magnificent Ambersons ( 2002 ) A Painted House ( 2003 ) Zapata : El sueño de un héroe ( 2004 ) L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo ( 2009 ) Dare to Love Me ( 2010 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alfonso_Arau&oldid=799960994 '' Categories : 1932 births Ariel Award winners Best Director Ariel Award winners Living people Mexican male film actors Mexican filmmakers Mexican film directors Mexican film producers Mexican screenwriters Male actors from Mexico City Hidden categories : Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from July 2013 Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with SBN identifiers Wikipedia articles with SNAC - ID identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Català Deutsch Eesti Español فارسی Français Italiano Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Simple English Suomi Edit links This page was last edited on 10 September 2017, at 21 : 10. 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Question: who played el guapo in the three amigos
Answer: Alfonso Arau Incháustegui