
Emma Penella
Known for Acting · 49 credits
- Born
- 1930-03-02
- Died
- 2007-08-27
- Place of birth
- Madrid, Spain
- Also known as
- Manuela Ruiz Penella · Эмма Пенелла
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
TV Shows (5)
Movies (44)

The Executioner
1963
as Carmen, la hija de Amadeo

Our Father
1985
as María

Fedra, the Devil's Daughter
1956
as Estrella

Condemned to Hang
1953
as Consuelo

The Regent's Wife
1974
as Ana Ozores - La Regenta

Alegre juventud
1963
as Violeta

Bulgarian Lovers
2003
as Remedios

The Tobacconist of Vallecas
1987
as Doña Justa

Doña Francisquita
1952
as Aurora la Beltrana

Badmen of the West
1964
as Lucy

Black Humor
1965
as Miss Wilma - segment 2 'La Mandrilla - Miss Wilma'

Comedians
1954
as Marga

The Shadow Battalion
1957
as Lola

FFG, el último gran conversador
2021
as Self - Actress (archive footage)

Pídele cuentas al rey
2000
as Carmen

Golden Goddess of Rio Beni
1964
as Dinah

The Adventurer of Seville
1954
as Duquesa de San Tirso

La hora incógnita
1963

The Eyes Leave a Trace
1952
as Lola

El amor brujo
1986
as Tía Rosario

Un marido de ida y vuelta
1957
as Leticia Romero

El crimen de Don Benito
1991

Scano Boa
1961
as Buba

El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes
1992
as Teresa Panza

La patrouille des sables
1954
as Héléna
Doblones de a ocho
1990
as Palmira

Fortunata y Jacinta
1970
as Fortunata

The Search
1966
as Rosa

The War Starts in Cuba
1957
as Juanita / Adelaida

Lola, espejo oscuro
1966
as Lola

Tres hombres van a morir
1955
as Héléna

Red Fish
1955
as Ivón

Sentencia contra una mujer
1960

Viento de cólera
1988

First Surrender
1971

Aimless boat
1952

La cuarta ventana
1963
as Dora García

Carta a una mujer
1963
as Flora

De espaldas a la puerta
1959
as Lola

Un ángel tuvo la culpa
1960
as Eulalia

El guardián del paraíso
1955
as La monjita

Truhanes de honor
1952
as Luisa
El amor de los amores
1962

¡Che, qué loco!
1953
as Esperancita Couceiro
About 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 actre… With 49 credits spanning from 1952 to 2021, Emma Penella has appeared in 44 films and 5 TV shows.
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Most Popular Emma Penella Movies
- The Executioner (1963) — as Carmen, la hija de Amadeo
- Our Father (1985) — as María
- Fedra, the Devil's Daughter (1956) — as Estrella
- Condemned to Hang (1953) — as Consuelo
- The Regent's Wife (1974) — as Ana Ozores - La Regenta
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