''La cigüeña distraída'' () is a 1966 Mexican comedy film directed by

Emilio Gómez Muriel Emilio Gómez Muriel was a prolific Mexican film director, active between the 1930s and the 1970s. He is known for melodramas, but one of his first films was ''Redes'' (release: 1936), an attempt at social cinema with a mostly non-professional ...

and starring the

double act A double act (also known as a comedy duo) is a form of comedy originating in the British music hall tradition, and American vaudeville, in which two comedians perform together as a single act, often highlighting differences in their characters' ...

Viruta y Capulina, performed by Marco Antonio Campos 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 was best known for partnering with Marco Antonio Campos as the do ...

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 Viruta Palacios / Viruta Corrales *

as Capulina Palacios / Capulina Corrales * Alma Delia Fuentes as María Castillo *

María Duval María Duval may refer to: * María Duval (Argentine actress) María Duval (born María Mogilesky; 17 May 1926 – 10 May 2022) was an Argentine actress, considered one of the most representative performers of the Golden Age of Argentine ...

as Alma Castillo * Emily Cranz as Emilia * Rosa María Vázquez as Rosita * Antonio Henaine as Capulina, Jr. * Francisco Navarrete as Viruta, Jr. * Fannie Kauffman as Mrs. Palacios *

Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo Oscar or Oskar is a masculine given name of English and Irish origin. Etymology The name is derived from two elements in Irish: the first, ''os'', means "deer"; the second element, ''car'', means "loving" or "friend", thus "deer-loving one" or "f ...

as Attorney Atenógeres Castillo * Arturo Castro as Attorney Arturo Castro * Mary Ellen as Miss Offside *

Antonio Raxel Antonio Salazar Alejos (13 April 1922 – 25 November 1999), professionally known as Antonio Raxel, was a Mexican actor. He was also a dubbing actor for TV shows, movies, and animation. Education and acting career Raxel was born in Chiapa de Corz ...

as Don Antonio * Mario García "Harapos" as The Short Thief * Pedro de Urdimalas as Jaime *

Nathanael León Nathanael is a biblical given name derived from the Hebrew נְתַנְאֵל (''Netan'el''), which means "God/ El has given" or "Gift of God/ El." Nathaniel is the variant form of this name and it stands to this day as the usual and most common s ...

as Bowler *

Gloria Chávez Gloria may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music Christian liturgy and music * Gloria in excelsis Deo, the Greater Doxology, a hymn of praise * Gloria Patri, the Lesser Doxology, a short hymn of praise ** Gloria (Handel) ** Gloria (Jenkins ...

as The First Midwife * Arturo Correa as Bermúdez * Rosa Carbajal as Doña Regina * Roy Fletcher as Journalist *

Ramón Valdés Ramón Esteban Gómez-Valdés y Castillo (2 September 1924 – 9 August 1988) was a Mexican actor and comedian. He is best remembered for his portrayal of Don Ramón. He is also recognized as one of Mexico's best comedians. Born in Mexico City ...

as The Skinny Thief * Evelyn Ortiz as Mrs. Corrales * Perla Walter as Bowler Woman * José Jasso as Mr. Cejudo (uncredited) * Armando Gutiérrez as Don Gelasio (uncredited)

External links

* Mexican comedy films 1960s Mexican films {{1960s-Mexico-film-stub