Emma Penella
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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Movies (45)
FFG, el último gran conversador
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
2021
Bulgarian Lovers
as Remedios
2003
Pídele cuentas al rey
as Carmen
2000
Thesis
Thanks (Crew)
1996
El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes
as Teresa Panza
1992
El crimen de Don Benito
1991
Doblones de a ocho
as Palmira
1990
Viento de cólera
1988
The Tobacconist of Vallecas
as Doña Justa
1987
El amor brujo
as Tía Rosario
1986
Our Father
as María
1985
The Regent's Wife
as Ana Ozores - La Regenta
1974
First Surrender
1971
Fortunata y Jacinta
as Fortunata
1970
Lola, espejo oscuro
as Lola
1966
The Search
as Rosa
1966
Black Humor
as Miss Wilma - segment 2 'La Mandrilla - Miss Wilma'
1965
Golden Goddess of Rio Beni
as Dinah
1964
Badmen of the West
as Lucy
1964
La hora incógnita
1963
The Executioner
as Carmen, la hija de Amadeo
1963
Carta a una mujer
as Flora
1963
La cuarta ventana
as Dora García
1963
Alegre juventud
as Violeta
1963
El amor de los amores
1962
Scano Boa
as Buba
1961
Un ángel tuvo la culpa
as Eulalia
1960
Sentencia contra una mujer
1960
De espaldas a la puerta
as Lola
1959
The War Starts in Cuba
1957
Un marido de ida y vuelta
as Leticia Romero
1957
The Shadow Battalion
as Lola
1957
Fedra, the Devil's Daughter
as Estrella
1956
Red Fish
as Ivón
1955
El guardián del paraíso
as La monjita
1955
Tres hombres van a morir
as Héléna
1955
La patrouille des sables
as Héléna
1954
Comedians
as Marga
1954
The Adventurer of Seville
as Duquesa de San Tirso
1954
Condemned to Hang
as Consuelo
1953
¡Che, qué loco!
as Esperancita Couceiro
1953
Doña Francisquita
as Aurora la Beltrana
1952
Aimless boat
1952
The Eyes Leave a Trace
as Lola
1952
Truhanes de honor
as Luisa
1952
