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Aliases: Manuela Ruiz Penella , Эмма Пенелла

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Madrid, Spain

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Movie Involvements: 24

TV Involvements: 2


Most Famous Work

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).

Most Famous Work

Back to the Door
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7

Back to the Door

(1959) Lola
Hanging meat
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5

Hanging meat

(1953) Consuelo
El amor brujo
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7

El amor brujo

(1986) Tía Rosario
The Search
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6

The Search

(1966) Rosa
La hora incógnita
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5

La hora incógnita

(1964) Prostituta
The Eyes Leave a Trace
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6
Fortunata y Jacinta
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5

Fortunata y Jacinta

(1970) Fortunata
Red Fish
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7

Red Fish

(1955) Ivón

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2021 Self - Actress (archive footage)
2007 Charo de la Vega
2003 Concha de la Fuente García
Concha de la Fuente
Remedios
2000 Carmen
1997 Emilia Pardo Bazán
1992 Teresa Panza
1991 N/A
1990 Palmira
1989 Teresa Campos
1987 Doña Justa
1986 Tía Rosario
1985 María
1974 Ana Ozores - La Regenta
1971 N/A
1970 Fortunata
1966 Lola
Rosa
1965 Miss Wilma - segment 2 'La Mandrilla - Miss Wilma'
1964 Prostituta
Dinah
Lucy
1963 Carmen, Amadeo's Daughter
Flora
Dora García
Violeta
1962 N/A
1961 Buba
1960 Eulalia
N/A
1959 Lola
1957 Leticia Romero
Lola
1956 Estrella
1955 Ivón
La monjita
Héléna
1954 Marga
1953 Consuelo
Esperancita Couceiro
1952 Aurora 'La Beltrana'
N/A
Lola
Luisa
Year Character Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
1996 Thanks
Year Role Movie/Tv

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