Aventuras de Capulina at far right
Capulina was the stage name and best known characterization of Mexican comedian Gaspar Henaine (1927-2011). Originally part of a duo with straight man Marco Antonio Campos, playing characters consistently known as "Viruta y Capulina," the team starred in over 20 movies between 1957 and 1967. Henaine went solo, still playing Capulina in comedies which often featured encounters with monsters and, at least once, with the popular masked wrestler El Santo. His last starring film was Mi compadre Capulina (1989) and his last on-camera acting role was as a regular on the family oriented telenovela El diario de Daniela as the grandfather figure, still using his character name as Don Capulina.
As with US comedians Bob Hope and Jerry Lewis, Capulina transitioned to comic books, first with Viruta and then solo in Aventuras de Capulina.
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- An issue of Aventuras de Capulina appears on the Hooper's Store news rack in Sesame Street Episode 0605.