Gaspar Henaine Pérez

Capulina, born Gaspar Henaine Pérez (6 January 1927 - 30 September 2011), was a Mexican comedian, actor, singer, film producer, and screenwriter. He was 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 nickname "El Rey del Humorismo Blanco" (The King of White Humor) due to his clean, innocent style of comedy. Born in Chignahuapan, Puebla, the son of a Lebanese businessman, he made his acting debut at age 10 in Fernando de Fuentes' Allá en el rancho grande (1936) and began his musical career with the quartet Los Excéntricos del Ritmo.

Capulina became famous across Latin America alongside Marco Antonio Campos as Viruta and Capulina, beginning to film together in 1951 and making 26 films. At first they imitated Laurel and Hardy before developing their own style. At the peak of their popularity they had a television program called Cómicos y canciones, with some sketches written by a then unknown Roberto Gómez Bolaños, who later gained fame as Chespirito.

Capulina made a total of 84 movies, 58 of them after separating from Viruta, and recorded 12 music albums. One of his most famous films was Santo contra Capulina (1969), co-starring wrestling legend El Santo. His last film was Mi compadre Capulina (1989), and he also made the television series Las aventuras de Capulina (1989). A theatrical actor and stand-up comedian, he toured until retiring in 1997. Capulina died of complications with pneumonia and a gastric ulcer on 30 September 2011.