Gaspar Henaine

Gaspar Henaine Prez , 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 , due to his clean, innocent style of comedy.

Capulina was born in Chignahuapan, Puebla, the son of Antonio Henaine Hel, a Lebanese businessman, and Concepcin Prez de Len , who was also born in Chignahuapan. He and his family later moved to Mexico City. At age 10, he made his acting debut with a small part in Fernando de Fuentes All en el rancho grande . He studied acting and later won the best dramatic child actor award bestowed by the academy he attended. He started his musical career as one of the vocalists of the quartet Los Excntricos del Ritmo. Later, in 1946, he formed part of the trio Los Trincas. The trio was hugely successful and toured Mexico and some cities of the United States.

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