Emma Penella
Born
March 2, 1930
Died
August 27, 2007 (77 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Madrid, Spain
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
FFG, el último gran conversador
Self - Actress (archive footage)
2021
La que se avecina
Charo de la Vega · (13 episodes)
2007
No One Could Live Here
Concha de la Fuente · (90 episodes)
2003
Bulgarian Lovers
Remedios
2003
Pídele cuentas al rey
Carmen
2000
Blasco Ibáñez
Emilia Pardo Bazán · (2 episodes)
1997
El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes
Teresa Panza
1992
El crimen de Don Benito
1991
Doblones de a ocho
Palmira
1990
Juncal
Teresa Campos · (7 episodes)
1989
Viento de cólera
1988
The Tobacconist of Vallecas
Doña Justa
1987
El amor brujo
Tía Rosario
1986
Goya
(6 episodes)
1985
Our Father
María
1985
The Regent's Wife
Ana Ozores - La Regenta
1974
First Surrender
1971
Fortunata y Jacinta
Fortunata
1970
Lola, espejo oscuro
Lola
1966
The Search
Rosa
1966
Black Humor
Miss Wilma - segment 2 'La Mandrilla - Miss Wilma'
1965
Golden Goddess of Rio Beni
Dinah
1964
Badmen of the West
Lucy
1964
La hora incógnita
1963
The Executioner
Carmen, la hija de Amadeo
1963
Carta a una mujer
Flora
1963
La cuarta ventana
Dora García
1963
Alegre juventud
Violeta
1963
El amor de los amores
1962
Scano Boa
Buba
1961
Un ángel tuvo la culpa
Eulalia
1960
Sentencia contra una mujer
1960
De espaldas a la puerta
Lola
1959
The War Starts in Cuba
1957
Un marido de ida y vuelta
Leticia Romero
1957
The Shadow Battalion
Lola
1957
Fedra, the Devil's Daughter
Estrella
1956
Red Fish
Ivón
1955
El guardián del paraíso
La monjita
1955
Tres hombres van a morir
Héléna
1955
La patrouille des sables
Héléna
1954
Comedians
Marga
1954
The Adventurer of Seville
Duquesa de San Tirso
1954
Condemned to Hang
Consuelo
1953
¡Che, qué loco!
Esperancita Couceiro
1953
Doña Francisquita
Aurora la Beltrana
1952
Aimless boat
1952
The Eyes Leave a Trace
Lola
1952
Truhanes de honor
Luisa
1952