''Se los chupó la bruja'' ("The Witch Suckled Them") is a 1958 Mexican

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film directed by

Jaime Salvador Jaime Salvador Valls (4 November 1901 – 18 October 1976) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director of the Golden era of Mexican cinema. He is known for writing and directing various low-budget comedies, westerns, and rancheras. Select ...

and starring the

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Viruta y Capulina Viruta y Capulina ( en, Viruta and Capulina), performed by Marco Antonio Campos and Gaspar Henaine, were a Mexican double act featured in film, television, theatre, radio, and comic books from 1956 to 1966. Career Viruta and Capulina's first feat ...

(

Marco Antonio Campos Marco Antonio Campos (9 September 1919 – 19 February 1996) was a Mexican comedian, actor, and singer best known as Viruta in the double act Viruta y Capulina with Gaspar Henaine.

and

Gaspar Henaine Gaspar Henaine (6 January 1927 – 30 September 2011), 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 do ...

Sonia Furió María Sonia Furió Flores (30 July 1937 – 1 December 1996) was a Spanish-born Mexican actress. Early life Furió was born in Alicante, the daughter of Nicolás Furió Cabanés and María Flores Guillén. She was very young when her family ...

, and Octávio Arias.

Plot

Viruta and Capulina are two brothers who are trying to invent a system in which water works as a substitute for gas for vehicles. Don Caritino, their landlord, has tried to get their fourteen-month due rent. Viruta and Capulina refuse to pay their due rent, so Don Caritino proposes them to convince their

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Gloria to date him. In return, he will let them forget about the rent. Viruta and Capulina are surprised when they are told they have inherited, along with their cousin Reynaldo, their great uncle's monetary estate and mansion in "El callejón de las ánimas". There is a hidden treasure in the mansion that their great uncle tried to find. The mansion's butler and his wife, are urgingly tying to find the treasure. The couple scares Viruta, Capulina, Gloria, and Reynaldo out of the mansion, so that their plan they can go on with their searching. Their luck turns around when Reynaldo calls the sheriff to arrest the butler and his wife. Viruta and Capulina show their

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invention to the sheriff in the butler's car, but the butler had poured gasoline into the gas compartment a few moments before. So Capulina lights a match and pours it in, and an explosion occurs. The explosion cracked a column where the treasure was hidden, Viruta and Capulina found the treasure and gives some to the sheriff. Reynaldo's greatest treasure is Gloria (Viruta and Capulina's goddaughter), who has developed a romantic relationship with him.

Cast

as Viruta *

Capulina Gaspar Henaine (6 January 1927 – 30 September 2011), 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 dou ...

as Gloria *Octávio Arias as Reynaldo *Yerye Beirute as the Superintendent *

José Jasso José Jasso (1911–1968) was a Mexican character actor best known for his large, bulging eyes which earned him the nickname "El Ojón". He was mostly cast in comic supporting roles from 1945 to 1967. Jasso often appeared in films starring Eulalio ...

as the Butler *Armando Arriola as don Caritino *

Lupe Carriles María Guadalupe Carriles, known as Lupe Carriles, (25 December 1913 – 6 February 1964) was a Mexican character actress. Career One of her many memorable roles is as "La Trompeta" in ''La cucaracha'' (1959), starring María Félix. Although she ...

as the Housekeeper *Felipe de Flores as Policeman *Armando Espinosa as Policeman *Mario García "Harapos" as the Superintendent's secretary *Elia Mendéz as Gloria's personal assistant *Los Tres Caballeros as the musical trio of the Cisne Negro club *Alberto Catalá as Lawyer Bermejo (uncredited)

Reception

Production started and ended in 1957,At the end of the film, the Roman numeral "MCMLVII" is shown–which means that it was already completed by that year. and the film premiered in the Palacio Chino movie theater on February 26, 1958.

DVD release and restoration

Under the production of Tekila Films, the film was digitally remastered in sound and picture quality for exclusive release in DVD in 2008. ''Se los chupó la bruja'' was released in an eight-film four-disc pack entitled, "8 Exitasos de la Comedia". It was also released by itself in a one-disc DVD.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Se Los Chupo La Bruja 1958 films 1958 comedy horror films Films directed by Jaime Salvador Mexican comedy horror films 1950s Spanish-language films 1950s Mexican films Spanish-language comedy horror films Films about brothers Films about inheritances Films set in country houses Films about treasure hunting