Emma Penella
Known for Acting · 49 credits
- Born
- 1930-03-02
- Died
- 2007-08-27
- Place of birth
- Madrid, Spain
- Also known as
- Manuela Ruiz Penella · Эмма Пенелла
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).
Known For
TV Shows (5)
Movies (44)
The Executioner
1963
as Carmen, la hija de Amadeo
Our Father
1985
as María
Condemned to Hang
1953
as Consuelo
The Regent's Wife
1974
as Ana Ozores - La Regenta
The Shadow Battalion
1957
as Lola
Alegre juventud
1963
as Violeta
Fedra, the Devil's Daughter
1956
as Estrella
FFG, el último gran conversador
2021
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
The Tobacconist of Vallecas
1987
as Doña Justa
Badmen of the West
1964
as Lucy
Bulgarian Lovers
2003
as Remedios
Doña Francisquita
1952
as Aurora la Beltrana
The Eyes Leave a Trace
1952
as Lola
Black Humor
1965
as Miss Wilma - segment 2 'La Mandrilla - Miss Wilma'
El amor brujo
1986
as Tía Rosario
Comedians
1954
as Marga
La hora incógnita
1963
The Adventurer of Seville
1954
as Duquesa de San Tirso
Golden Goddess of Rio Beni
1964
as Dinah
Un marido de ida y vuelta
1957
as Leticia Romero
Pídele cuentas al rey
2000
as Carmen
La patrouille des sables
1954
as Héléna
Tres hombres van a morir
1955
as Héléna
The War Starts in Cuba
1957
as Juanita / Adelaida
The Search
1966
as Rosa
Un ángel tuvo la culpa
1960
as Eulalia
Scano Boa
1961
as Buba
Red Fish
1955
as Ivón
El guardián del paraíso
1955
as La monjita
Fortunata y Jacinta
1970
as Fortunata
El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes
1992
as Teresa Panza
El crimen de Don Benito
1991
La cuarta ventana
1963
as Dora García
Viento de cólera
1988
Aimless boat
1952
Doblones de a ocho
1990
as Palmira
Lola, espejo oscuro
1966
as Lola
Truhanes de honor
1952
as Luisa
De espaldas a la puerta
1959
as Lola
First Surrender
1971
¡Che, qué loco!
1953
as Esperancita Couceiro
El amor de los amores
1962
Sentencia contra una mujer
1960
Carta a una mujer
1963
as Flora
About Emma Penella
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 actre… With 49 credits spanning from 1952 to 2021, Emma Penella has appeared in 44 films and 5 TV shows.
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Most Popular Emma Penella Movies
- The Executioner (1963) — as Carmen, la hija de Amadeo
- Our Father (1985) — as María
- Condemned to Hang (1953) — as Consuelo
- The Regent's Wife (1974) — as Ana Ozores - La Regenta
- The Shadow Battalion (1957) — as Lola
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