Emma Penella
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
La que se avecina
2007
Aquí no hay quien viva
2003
The Tobacconist of Vallecas
1987
Goya
1985
The Executioner
1963
Blasco Ibáñez
1997
Pídele cuentas al rey
2000
Juncal
1989
Scano Boa
1961
Bulgarian Lovers
2003
The Search
1966
The Adventurer of Seville
1954
Filmography
La que se avecina
as Charo de la Vega · 2007
Aquí no hay quien viva
as Concha de la Fuente · 2003
The Tobacconist of Vallecas
as Doña Justa · 1987
Goya
· 1985
The Executioner
as Carmen, la hija de Amadeo · 1963
Blasco Ibáñez
as Emilia Pardo Bazán · 1997
Pídele cuentas al rey
as Carmen · 2000
Juncal
as Teresa Campos · 1989
Scano Boa
as Buba · 1961
Bulgarian Lovers
as Remedios · 2003
The Search
as Rosa · 1966
The Adventurer of Seville
as Duquesa de San Tirso · 1954
Doblones de a ocho
as Palmira · 1990
Badmen of the West
as Lucy · 1964
El guardián del paraíso
as La monjita · 1955
Golden Goddess of Rio Beni
as Dinah · 1964
El crimen de Don Benito
· 1991
Fedra, the Devil's Daughter
as Estrella · 1956
Lola, espejo oscuro
as Lola · 1966
El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes
as Teresa Panza · 1992
The Shadow Battalion
as Lola · 1957
De espaldas a la puerta
as Lola · 1959
The Eyes Leave a Trace
as Lola · 1952
Tres hombres van a morir
as Héléna · 1955
El amor brujo
as Tía Rosario · 1986
Viento de cólera
· 1988
Un marido de ida y vuelta
as Leticia Romero · 1957
Black Humor
as Miss Wilma - segment 2 'La Mandrilla - Miss Wilma' · 1965
¡Che, qué loco!
as Esperancita Couceiro · 1953
Condemned to Hang
as Consuelo · 1953
El amor de los amores
· 1962
Fortunata y Jacinta
as Fortunata · 1970
Un ángel tuvo la culpa
as Eulalia · 1960
Carta a una mujer
as Flora · 1963
FFG, el último gran conversador
as Self - Actress (archive footage) · 2021
Our Father
as María · 1985
La hora incógnita
· 1963
The War Starts in Cuba
as Juanita / Adelaida · 1957
Sentencia contra una mujer
· 1960
The Regent's Wife
as Ana Ozores - La Regenta · 1974
La cuarta ventana
as Dora García · 1963
Red Fish
as Ivón · 1955
First Surrender
· 1971
Truhanes de honor
as Luisa · 1952
Alegre juventud
as Violeta · 1963
La patrouille des sables
as Héléna · 1954
Comedians
as Marga · 1954
Mar de luna
as Catalina, la buhonera · 1995
Doña Francisquita
as Aurora la Beltrana · 1952
Aimless boat
· 1952