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).
Filmography
all 51
Movies 45
TV Shows 6
self 1
FFG, el último gran conversador (2021)
La que se avecina (2007)
Bulgarian Lovers (2003)
Blasco Ibáñez (1997)
Thesis (1996)
Mar de luna (1995)
El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes (1992)
Don Quijote de la Mancha (1992)
El crimen de Don Benito (1991)
Juncal (1989)
The Tobacconist of Vallecas (1987)
El amor brujo (1986)
The Regent's wife (1974)
Fortunata y Jacinta (1970)
Black Humor (1965)
La hora incógnita (1964)
The Executioner (1963)
La cuarta ventana (1963)
Alegre juventud (1963)
Un marido de ida y vuelta (1957)
Hanging meat (1953)
¡Che, qué loco! (1953)
Doña Francisquita (1952)
Aimless boat (1952)
Viento de cólera
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GenderFemale
Birthday1930-03-02
Deathday2007-08-27 (77 years old)
Birth NameManuela Ruiz Penella
Birth PlaceMadrid, Spain
FatherRamón Ruiz Alonso
SiblingsElisa Montés, Terele Pávez
CitizenshipsSpain
Also Known AsManuela Ruiz Penella, Эмма Пенелла
AwardsGold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts
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