Capulina

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Gaspar Henaine Pérez (born January 6, 1927 in Chignahuapan, Puebla, Mexico) is a famous comedian who became known across Latin America, under the artistic name of Capulina. He is also known as "The King of White humor".

Capulina's father was Lebanese. When Capulina was six years old, he and his family moved to Mexico City. In 1944, Capulina began his acting career. He was also a singer as a teenager, singing for Los Excentricos del Ritmo. Later, he formed part of Los Trincas.

Capulina became famous across Latin America alongside his longtime professional partner, Marco Antonio Campos Contreras "Viruta". Together, the two comedians made 26 movies. Many rumors surfaced when the two co-workers stopped making movies together; some suggested that "Viruta" felt underpaid, but Capulina attributed the separation to a feud between the two which had been caused by lack of movie jobs towards the end of their working relationship. Although he admitted to both him and Viruta feeling some animosity against each other during their last six movies together, Capulina also felt deep sorrow when Viruta died. A sufferer of three previous heart attacks, Viruta died after his fourth heart attack.

Capulina went on to make a total of 84 movies, 58 of them after separating from Viruta. He also has recorded 12 musical albums. One of his most famous movies was 1972s El Santo Versus Capulina, where he co-starred with Mexican wrestling legend El Santo.

Capulina was also a theatrical actor and stand-up comedian. He toured with his act until 1997, when he retired, claiming that he was feeling too old to go on.

Currently, Capulina spends his days living off the fortune he was able to amass as a movie actor.