Emma Penella

Emma Penella

1930-03-02 – 2007-08-27 (age 77) Madrid, Spain
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Biography

Manuela Ruiz Penella known as Emma Penella (Madrid, March 2, 1931 - Ibidem, August 27, 2007) was a Spanish film, theater and television actress.

Daughter of the politician Ramón Ruiz Alonso and Magdalena Penella Silva, granddaughter of the composer Manuel Penella Moreno, great-granddaughter of the also musician Manuel Penella Raga, sister of the also actresses Elisa Montés (1934) and Terele Pávez (1939-2017). She married film producer Emiliano Piedra with whom she had three daughters: Emma, Lola and Emiliana. She was also the aunt of the actress Emma Ozores (daughter of her sister Elisa Montés and the actor Antonio Ozores).

Actress of marked personality and prestige since the 1950s, she triumphed in cinema thanks to films such as Luis García Berlanga's El verdugo (The Executioner) and maintained intense theatrical activity. She renewed her popularity in her later years participating in the television series Aquí no hay quien viva (2003-2006) and La que se avecina (2007).

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Known For

The Executioner
The Executioner

1963

as Carmen, la hija de Amadeo

The Tobacconist of Vallecas
The Tobacconist of Vallecas

1987

as Doña Justa

Pídele cuentas al rey
Scano Boa
Scano Boa

1961

as Buba

The Search
The Search

1966

as Rosa

Bulgarian Lovers
Bulgarian Lovers

2003

as Remedios

Our Father
Our Father

1985

as María

Golden Goddess of Rio Beni
El amor brujo
El amor brujo

1986

as Tía Rosario

The Shadow Battalion
El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes
Comedians
Comedians

1954

as Marga

The Eyes Leave a Trace
Viento de cólera
La hora incógnita
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Doblones de a ocho

1990

as Palmira

Carta a una mujer
Carta a una mujer

1963

as Flora

Fedra, the Devil's Daughter
Badmen of the West