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Birthday: Mar 02, 1930
Place of Birth: Madrid, Spain

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 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).

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
FFG, el último gran conversador Self - Actress (archive footage) 2021
The Executioner Carmen, la hija de Amadeo 1963
Golden Goddess of Rio Beni Dinah 1964
El amor brujo Tía Rosario 1986
Carta a una mujer Flora 1963
Alegre juventud Violeta 1963
Comedians Marga 1954
Condemned to Hang Consuelo 1953
El amor de los amores 1962
Un ángel tuvo la culpa Eulalia 1960
The Eyes Leave a Trace Lola 1952
El guardián del paraíso La monjita 1955
Lola, espejo oscuro Lola 1966
La hora incógnita Prostituta 1964
Red Fish Ivón 1955
Badmen of the West Lucy 1964
The Regent's Wife Ana Ozores - La Regenta 1974
The Shadow Battalion Lola 1957
Fedra, the Devil's Daughter Estrella 1956
Sentencia contra una mujer 1960
Fortunata y Jacinta Fortunata 1970
Our Father María 1985
The Tobacconist of Vallecas Doña Justa 1987
The Search Rosa 1966
El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes Teresa Panza 1992
La patrouille des sables 1954
De espaldas a la puerta Lola 1959
Viento de cólera 1988
Black Humor Miss Wilma - segment 2 'La Mandrilla - Miss Wilma' 1965
Un marido de ida y vuelta Leticia Romero 1957
Doña Francisquita Aurora la Beltrana 1952
La cuarta ventana Dora García 1963
First Surrender 1971
¡Che, qué loco! Esperancita Couceiro 1953
Pídele cuentas al rey Carmen 2000
El crimen de Don Benito 1991
Scano Boa Buba 1961
Tres hombres van a morir Héléna 1955
Aimless boat 1952
Bulgarian Lovers Remedios 2003
Truhanes de honor Luisa 1952
Doblones de a ocho Palmira 1990
The Adventurer of Seville Duquesa de San Tirso 1954
Series Cast Year
The One That Is Coming Charo de la Vega 2007
Aquí no hay quien viva Concha de la Fuente García 2003
Blasco Ibáñez Emilia Pardo Bazán 1997
Aquí no hay quien viva Concha de la Fuente 2003
Juncal Teresa Campos 1989
Goya 1985
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