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).
Filmography
FFG, el último gran conversador
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
FFG, el último gran conversador
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Bulgarian Lovers
as Remedios
Bulgarian Lovers
as Remedios
Pídele cuentas al rey
as Carmen
Pídele cuentas al rey
as Carmen
Mar de luna
as Catalina, la buhonera
Mar de luna
as Catalina, la buhonera
El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes
as Teresa Panza
El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes
as Teresa Panza
El crimen de Don Benito
El crimen de Don Benito
Doblones de a ocho
as Palmira
Doblones de a ocho
as Palmira
Viento de cólera
Viento de cólera
The Tobacconist of Vallecas
as Doña Justa
The Tobacconist of Vallecas
as Doña Justa
El amor brujo
as Tía Rosario
El amor brujo
as Tía Rosario
Our Father
as María
Our Father
as María
The Regent's Wife
as Ana Ozores - La Regenta
The Regent's Wife
as Ana Ozores - La Regenta
First Surrender
First Surrender
Fortunata y Jacinta
as Fortunata
Fortunata y Jacinta
as Fortunata
Lola, espejo oscuro
as Lola
Lola, espejo oscuro
as Lola
The Search
as Rosa
The Search
as Rosa
Black Humor
as Miss Wilma - segment 2 'La Mandrilla - Miss Wilma'
Black Humor
as Miss Wilma - segment 2 'La Mandrilla - Miss Wilma'
Golden Goddess of Rio Beni
as Dinah
Golden Goddess of Rio Beni
as Dinah
Badmen of the West
as Lucy
Badmen of the West
as Lucy
La hora incógnita
La hora incógnita
The Executioner
as Carmen, la hija de Amadeo
The Executioner
as Carmen, la hija de Amadeo
Carta a una mujer
as Flora
Carta a una mujer
as Flora
La cuarta ventana
as Dora García
La cuarta ventana
as Dora García
Alegre juventud
as Violeta
Alegre juventud
as Violeta
El amor de los amores
El amor de los amores
Scano Boa
as Buba
Scano Boa
as Buba
Un ángel tuvo la culpa
as Eulalia
Un ángel tuvo la culpa
as Eulalia
Sentencia contra una mujer
Sentencia contra una mujer
De espaldas a la puerta
as Lola
De espaldas a la puerta
as Lola
The War Starts in Cuba
as Juanita / Adelaida
The War Starts in Cuba
as Juanita / Adelaida
Un marido de ida y vuelta
as Leticia Romero
Un marido de ida y vuelta
as Leticia Romero
The Shadow Battalion
as Lola
The Shadow Battalion
as Lola
Fedra, the Devil's Daughter
as Estrella
Fedra, the Devil's Daughter
as Estrella
Red Fish
as Ivón
Red Fish
as Ivón
El guardián del paraíso
as La monjita
El guardián del paraíso
as La monjita
Tres hombres van a morir
as Héléna
Tres hombres van a morir
as Héléna
La patrouille des sables
as Héléna
La patrouille des sables
as Héléna
Comedians
as Marga
Comedians
as Marga
The Adventurer of Seville
as Duquesa de San Tirso
The Adventurer of Seville
as Duquesa de San Tirso
Condemned to Hang
as Consuelo
Condemned to Hang
as Consuelo
¡Che, qué loco!
as Esperancita Couceiro
¡Che, qué loco!
as Esperancita Couceiro
Doña Francisquita
as Aurora la Beltrana
Doña Francisquita
as Aurora la Beltrana
Aimless boat
Aimless boat
The Eyes Leave a Trace
as Lola
The Eyes Leave a Trace
as Lola
Truhanes de honor
as Luisa
Truhanes de honor
as Luisa