Capulina Chisme Caliente(1977)

movie - first aired/released 1977-12-29 - 85 min - audience 6.1

Comedy

Directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares

When he lands a job as a telephone operator, Capulina -- legendary Mexican funnyman Gaspar Henaine -- quickly discovers that he can get the best gossip in town by eavesdropping on callers' private conversations. But when he uses these juicy tidbits to help a local newspaper boost its circulation, he unleashes a firestorm of scandal that threatens to ruin him. Gilberto Martínez Solares directs this comedy.