El bueno para nada

El bueno para nada
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Directed byGilberto Martínez Solares
Written byAlfredo Zacarías
Produced byMiguel Zacarías
StarringGaspar Henaine «Capulina»
Lina Marín
Susana Alexander
Ivonne Govea
CinematographyAgustín Jiménez
Edited byEufemio Rivera
Music bySergio Guerrero
Production
company
Producciones Zacarías
Release date
  • July 26, 1973 (1973-07-26) (Mexico)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

El bueno para nada ("The Good for Nothing") is a 1973 Mexican comedy film produced by Miguel Zacarías, written by Alfredo Zacarías, directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares[1] and starring Gaspar Henaine «Capulina», Lina Marín, Susana Alexander and Ivonne Govea. This film marked the starring role of the actress Lina Marín as his romantic interest, who first appeared in El rey de Acapulco (1972); her performance showed that, in addition to being a great beauty, Marín also had talent for comedy.

Cast

  • Gaspar Henaine as Capulina Mantecón
  • Lina Marín as María: Capulina's girlfriend and the Saldañas' housemaid.
  • Susana Alexander as Carolina Saldaña: Benigno's wife and María's employer.
  • Pancho Córdova as Benigno Saldaña: Carolina's husband and María's employer.
  • Ivonne Govea as wife of the jealous husband.
  • Juan Gallardo as police inspector of the Procuraduría General de la República.
  • Enrique Pontón as Otto I: Inventor of a machine capable of causing earthquakes.

Production

Principal photography for El bueno para nada commenced in April 1970.[1] Filming locations included Estudios Churubusco, Mexico City, and Acapulco, Guerrero.[1]

Release

El bueno para nada premiered on July 26, 1973 (nearly three years after its production) in a total of fourteen Mexico City cinemas for five weeks.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 García Riera, Emilio (1994). Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1970 - 1971. Universidad de Guadalajara. p. 66.