Emma Penella
Born: 1930-03-02
Place of Birth: Madrid, Spain
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
Un ángel tuvo la culpa
El crimen de Don Benito
Fortunata y Jacinta
Comedians
The Tobacconist of Vallecas
Our Father
Fedra, the Devil's Daughter
Sentencia contra una mujer
Carta a una mujer
The Search
Bulgarian Lovers
The Adventurer of Seville
Red Fish
Scano Boa
Aimless boat
La cuarta ventana
The Executioner
Truhanes de honor
Condemned to Hang
The Eyes Leave a Trace
De espaldas a la puerta
El amor brujo
Pídele cuentas al rey
La hora incógnita
FFG, el último gran conversador
Golden Goddess of Rio Beni
El guardián del paraíso
Black Humor
El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes
Viento de cólera
Badmen of the West
Doña Francisquita
The War Starts in Cuba
The Shadow Battalion
Lola, espejo oscuro
Tres hombres van a morir
Alegre juventud
¡Che, qué loco!
The Regent's Wife
First Surrender
Un marido de ida y vuelta
