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