Se los chupó la bruja
| Se los chupó la bruja | |
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| Directed by | Jaime Salvador |
| Written by | Ramón Pérez Peláez |
| Story by | Pedro Galindo Pedro de Urdimalas |
| Produced by | Pedro Galindo |
| Starring | Marco Antonio Campos Gaspar Henaine Sonia Furió Octávio Arias |
| Cinematography | Ezequiel Carrasco |
| Edited by | Jorge Bustos |
| Music by | José de la Vega |
Production company | Filmadora Chapultepec |
| Distributed by | Películas Nacionales |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Se los chupó la bruja ("The Witch Suckled Them") is a 1958 Mexican
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
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
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
- Marco Antonio Campos as Viruta
- Gaspar Henaine as Capulina
- Sonia Furió as Gloria
- Octávio Arias as Reynaldo
- Yerye Beirute as the Superintendent
- José Jasso as the Butler
- Armando Arriola as don Caritino
- Lupe Carriles 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,[1] and the film premiered in the Palacio Chino movie theater on February 26, 1958.[2]
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
- ^ At the end of the film, the Roman numeral "MCMLVII" is shown–which means that it was already completed by that year.
- ISBN 9789688373279.
External links
- Se los chupó la bruja at IMDb
