Emma Penella
Known for Acting · 50 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 (45)
El crimen de Don Benito
1991
Pídele cuentas al rey
2000
as Carmen
The Search
1966
as Rosa
Our Father
1985
as María
Fedra, the Devil's Daughter
1956
as Estrella
Scano Boa
1961
as Buba
El amor brujo
1986
as Tía Rosario
Bulgarian Lovers
2003
as Remedios
The Eyes Leave a Trace
1952
as Lola
The Tobacconist of Vallecas
1987
as Doña Justa
Mar de luna
1995
as Catalina, la buhonera
The Executioner
1963
as Carmen, la hija de Amadeo
Viento de cólera
1988
Doblones de a ocho
1990
as Palmira
Truhanes de honor
1952
as Luisa
Un ángel tuvo la culpa
1960
as Eulalia
Carta a una mujer
1963
as Flora
Condemned to Hang
1953
as Consuelo
El guardián del paraíso
1955
as La monjita
Fortunata y Jacinta
1970
as Fortunata
The Adventurer of Seville
1954
as Duquesa de San Tirso
Red Fish
1955
as Ivón
Comedians
1954
as Marga
La hora incógnita
1963
Golden Goddess of Rio Beni
1964
as Dinah
Alegre juventud
1963
as Violeta
Doña Francisquita
1952
as Aurora la Beltrana
The War Starts in Cuba
1957
as Juanita / Adelaida
El amor de los amores
1962
The Shadow Battalion
1957
as Lola
Badmen of the West
1964
as Lucy
The Regent's Wife
1974
as Ana Ozores - La Regenta
La patrouille des sables
1954
as Héléna
Un marido de ida y vuelta
1957
as Leticia Romero
First Surrender
1971
El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes
1992
as Teresa Panza
De espaldas a la puerta
1959
as Lola
Aimless boat
1952
Black Humor
1965
as Miss Wilma - segment 2 'La Mandrilla - Miss Wilma'
Sentencia contra una mujer
1960
La cuarta ventana
1963
as Dora García
FFG, el último gran conversador
2021
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Tres hombres van a morir
1955
as Héléna
Lola, espejo oscuro
1966
as Lola
¡Che, qué loco!
1953
as Esperancita Couceiro
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 50 credits spanning from 1952 to 2021, Emma Penella has appeared in 45 films and 5 TV shows.
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Most Popular Emma Penella Movies
- El crimen de Don Benito (1991)
- Pídele cuentas al rey (2000) — as Carmen
- The Search (1966) — as Rosa
- Our Father (1985) — as María
- Fedra, the Devil's Daughter (1956) — as Estrella
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