Marco Antonio Campos
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.jpg) Marco Antonio Campos «Viruta» in La sombra del otro (1957). | |
| Pseudonym | Viruta |
| Birth name | Marco Antonio Campos Contreras |
| Born | 9 September 1919 Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, Mexico |
| Died | 19 February 1996 (aged 76) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Years active | 1940–1996 |
| Genres | Double act, slapstick |
| Spouse | María de los Ángeles |
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.[1] His best known role is as the straight man in the comic duo Viruta y Capulina along with Gaspar Henaine. Campos and Henaine worked together in 95 comedy films and one television series until they separated over work issues in 1969. He died in 1996 from an aortic aneurysm.
Selected filmography[edit]
- Comedians and Songs (1960)
Awards[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Mexican Film Performers--"C". Retrieved 30 December 2010.
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