Gaspar Henaine

Gaspar Henaine

Actor · Producer

Chignahuapan, Puebla, Mexico
January 6, 1926

Biography

Gaspar Henaine Pérez (6 January 1926 – 30 September 2011), more commonly known by his pseudonym Capulina, was a Mexican comedian, actor, singer, film producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for partnering with Marco Antonio Campos as the double act Viruta and Capulina and for his subsequent solo career. He was later given the honorific nickname "El Rey del Humorismo Blanco" (The King of White Humor), due to his clean, innocent style of comedy.

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Gaspar Henaine 1

Representative Works

Los Invisibles
Los Invisibles
5.3
/ English
El carita
El carita
5.7
/ Spanish
Los legionarios
Los legionarios
6.8
/ Spanish
Los desenfrenados
Los desenfrenados
7.4
/ Spanish
Another Dawn
Another Dawn
6.7
/ Spanish
Un cura de locura
Un cura de locura
6.7
/ Spanish
Los astronautas
Los astronautas
6.0
/ Spanish
El zángano
El zángano
5.8
/ Spanish
K-9 World Cup
K-9 World Cup
6.2
/ Spanish
Un par a todo dar
Un par a todo dar
6.0
/ Spanish
El sonambulo
El sonambulo
7.6
/ Spanish
Capulina Chisme Caliente
Capulina Chisme Caliente
6.1
/ Spanish

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Los Invisibles
1963Nominee

Best Performance

Los Invisibles

El carita
1974Nominee

Best Performance

El carita

Los legionarios
1958Nominee

Best Performance

Los legionarios

Career Highlights

Los desenfrenados
1960Highlight

Best Performance

Los desenfrenados

Another Dawn
1943Highlight

Best Performance

Another Dawn