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

Pídele cuentas al rey
The Executioner
The Executioner

1963

as Carmen, la hija de Amadeo

Our Father
Our Father

1985

as María

Fedra, the Devil's Daughter
Bulgarian Lovers
Bulgarian Lovers

2003

as Remedios

The Shadow Battalion
Scano Boa
Scano Boa

1961

as Buba

El amor brujo
El amor brujo

1986

as Tía Rosario

The Search
The Search

1966

as Rosa

The Tobacconist of Vallecas
The Tobacconist of Vallecas

1987

as Doña Justa

Alegre juventud
Alegre juventud

1963

as Violeta

Condemned to Hang
Condemned to Hang

1953

as Consuelo

Viento de cólera
La hora incógnita
Golden Goddess of Rio Beni
Un marido de ida y vuelta
Un marido de ida y vuelta

1957

as Leticia Romero

Black Humor
Black Humor

1965

as Miss Wilma - segment 2 'La Mandrilla - Miss Wilma'

The Eyes Leave a Trace
Truhanes de honor
Truhanes de honor

1952

as Luisa