Emma Penella

Emma Penella
Penella in 2007
Born	Manuela Ruiz Penella 2 March 1930 Madrid, Spain
Died	27 August 2007 (aged 76) Madrid, Spain
Occupation	Actor

Emma Penella (2 March 1930^[1] – 27 August 2007) was a Spanish film and television actress.

Emma Penella was the sister of [Julia Ruiz Penella] and Spanish actresses Elisa Montés and Terele Pávez, and the granddaughter of composer Manuel Penella. She was also the widow of producer Emiliano Piedra. She was born and died in Madrid.

Selected filmography

• The Eyes Leave a Trace (José Luis Sáenz de Heredia, 1952).
• Carne de horca (Ladislao Vajda, 1953).
• What Madness! (1953)
• Doña Francisquita (Ladisalo Vajda, 1953)
• Cómicos (Juan Antonio Bardem, 1953).
• Adventures of the Barber of Seville (1954)
• The Red Fish (José Antonio Nieves Conde, 1955).
• Fedra (Manuel Mur Oti, 1956).
• The Battalion in the Shadows (Manuel Mur Oti, 1956).
• De espaldas a la puerta (José María Forqué, 1956).
• Back to the Door (1959)
• Sentencia contra una mujer (1960).
• El Verdugo (Luis García Berlanga, 1963).
• Fortunata y Jacinta (Angelino Fons, 1963).
• La regenta (Gonzalo Suárez, 1975).
• Padre nuestro (Francisco Regueiro, 1985).
• El Amor brujo (Carlos Saura, 1986).
• La estanquera de Vallecas (Eloy de la Iglesia, 1986).
• Doblones de a ocho (Andrés Linares, 1990).
• Mar de luna (Manolo Matji, 1994).
• Pídele cuentas al rey (1999).
• Los novios búlgaros (Bulgarian Lovers) (Eloy de la Iglesia, 2003).
• Aquí no hay quien viva (2003–2006) TV series
• La que se avecina (2007) TV series

References

1. Marvin D'Lugo (1 January 1997). Guide to the Cinema of Spain. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 250–. ISBN 978-0-313-29474-7.

External links

• Emma Penella at the Internet Movie Database
• Emma Penella at Find a Grave