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La Cigüeña Distraída
''La cigüeña distraída'' ( en, italic=yes, The Distracted Stork) is a 1966 Mexican comedy film directed by Emilio Gómez Muriel and starring the double act Viruta y Capulina, performed by Marco Antonio Campos and Gaspar Henaine. Plot Two different women give birth to twin brothers in a hospital, and when they are discussing outside the hospital, the fathers (Viruta and Capulina), confuse their babies when they say goodbye one another. Some years after, one of the couples is a pair of rich and well educated brothers that are meant to be married to a couple of rich sisters, Alma and Maria Castillo, while the other couple of brothers, a poor but friendly unemployed guys, fall in love with Emilia and Rosita, the maids of the rich twin brothers. When the two couples meet, confusion is ensued in all sides. After several situations that almost break the compromise of all four couples, the girls realize about the problem and make amends with the boys. Cast *Marco Antonio Campos as V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilio Gómez Muriel
Emilio Gómez Muriel was a prolific Mexican film director, active between the 1930s and the 1970s. He is known for melodramas,, accessed via JSTOR (subscription required) but one of his first films was ''Redes'' (release: 1936), an attempt at social cinema with a mostly non-professional cast. He won an award at the 1960 San Sebastian Film Festival for ''Simitrio''. Filmography * '' While Mexico Sleeps'' (1938) * ''The Unknown Policeman'' (1941) * '' Another Dawn'' (1943) * ''The Lieutenant Nun'' (1944) * '' Nocturne of Love'' (1948) * '' The Woman of the Port'' (1949) * ''Engagement Ring'' (1951) * ''A Galician Dances the Mambo'' (1951) * ''Carne de presidio'' (1952) * ''A Divorce'' (1953) * ''The Three Elenas'' (1954) * ''The Empty Star'' (1958) * ''La cigüeña distraída'' (1966) * ''La Cama'' (1968) * ''La Buscona'' (1970) More of his films are the subject of articles on Spanish Wikipedia. References External linksEmilio Gómez Murielfilmography IMDb IMDb (an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |