''Qué perra vida'' (''What a Dog Life'') is a 1962 Mexican

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...

written and 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 ...

, 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. Pairings are typically long-term, in some cases fo ...

Viruta y Capulina, performed by Marco Antonio Campos and Gaspar Henaine. Co-starring are Norma Mora, Magda Urvizu, and Rayo. The film was produced by Filmadora Chapultepec.

Cast

* Marco Antonio Campos as Viruta (credited as Viruta) * Gaspar Henaine as Capulina (credited as Capulina) * Norma Mora as Marta *

Magda Urvizu Magda is a feminine given name, sometimes a short form ( hypocorism) of names such as Magdalena, which may refer to: * Magda Apanowicz (born 1985), Canadian actress * Magda B. Arnold (1903–2002), Czechoslovakian-born American psychologist * Ma ...

as Ofelia * Rayo as Rayo * Omar Jasso as Comisario Artemio Lozano * Yerye Beirute as Gaspar Toloso * Manuel Arvide as Attorney Rómulo Monzón * Arturo Castro 'Bigotón' as Abarrotero (as Arturo 'Bigotón' Castro) *

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 Esposa de Gaspar *

Alberto Catalá Alberto is the Romance version of the Latinized form (''Albertus'') of Germanic ''Albert''. It is used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. The diminutive forms are ''Albertito'' in Spain or ''Albertico'' in some parts of Latin America, Albe ...

as Policía * Edmundo Espino as Don Abelardo * Chel López as Drunkard in jail (uncredited)

External links

* 1962 comedy films 1962 films Films directed by Jaime Salvador Mexican black-and-white films Mexican comedy films 1960s Mexican films {{1960s-comedy-film-stub