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  • BIRTH 02/03/1930
  • DEATH 27/08/2007
  • Country Spain
  • SHOWS 2
  • MOVIES 5

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).

Emma Penella

Shows (2)

La que se avecina
La que se avecina
Charo de la Vega
Aquí no hay quien viva
Aquí no hay quien viva
Concha de la Fuente

Movies (5)

Padre nuestro
Padre nuestro
María
Aventuras del barbero de Sevilla
Aventuras del barbero de Sevilla
Duquesa de San Tirso
La Regenta
La Regenta
Ana Ozores - La Regenta
Fortunata y Jacinta
Fortunata y Jacinta
Fortunata
El verdugo
El verdugo
Carmen, la hija de Amadeo