Person Details
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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
(1959) LolaHanging meat
(1953) ConsueloEl amor brujo
(1986) Tía RosarioThe Search
(1966) RosaLa hora incógnita
(1964) ProstitutaThe Eyes Leave a Trace
(1952) LolaFortunata y Jacinta
(1970) FortunataRed Fish
(1955) IvónActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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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 |
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1996 | Thanks | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |