Gaspar Henaine

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Biography

One of the most popular comic actors of Mexican cinema and television, Gaspar Henaine program, although this project lasted only a few years and didn't has the comic punch from the past, alternating with another Mexican wrestler, Tinieblas and his little shaggy partner, Alushe. By the early 1990s, Capulina started out a very ambitious project in the entertaining industry with "Capulina's Circus". He hosted the show and made clown routines, during long tours in many cities of Mexico, retiring from the show business many years later. He appeared in sporadic interviews for the press and television documentaries until his death, at 85.

  • Primary profession
  • Actor·soundtrack·producer
  • Nationality
  • Mexico
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 06 January 1926
  • Place of birth
  • Chignahuapan
  • Death age
  • 85
  • Place of death
  • Mexico City

Movies

TV

Books

Trivia

Capulina had his own comic book at the early 1960s, named "Las Aventuras De Viruta y Capulina" (The Adventures of Viruta and Capulina). Nevertheless, after they split up the name of the comic book was changed for "Las Aventuras De Capulina". By 1975, the comic book changed its format for a mini-pocket edition (8 x 9.5 cm, 128 pages), named "Las Aventuras De Capulinita" (The Adventures of Capulinita"). The stories were written by Angel Morales and drawn by Hector Macedo. The comic book was even distributed in many countries of South America.

His parents were Elias Henaine and Conchita Perez. He had two sisters, Carmen and Dolores.

His children are Antonio and Maria Elena. Erika and Jorge Alemn are his grandchildren.

He took his artistic name from a little female dog.

He was also a prolific musician, playing a wide variety of instruments, such as the guitar, piano and the organ. One of his most famous songs is "Las Rejas De Chapultepec".

Hes considered along with Marco Antonio Campos "Viruta" - his artistic partner - the Mexican version of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy of the Mexican Cinematography.

Godson of Manuel Dond.

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