Actor
Emma Penella
March 2, 1930 · Madrid, Spain
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).
Often works with
Fernando Rey
4 titles together
El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes, Our Father, Comedians
José Isbert
3 titles together
The Executioner, Doña Francisquita, Condemned to Hang
Ángel Álvarez
3 titles together
The Executioner, Red Fish, Doña Francisquita
Manuel Alexandre
3 titles together
El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes, Pídele cuentas al rey, Comedians
Félix Dafauce
3 titles together
Red Fish, Condemned to Hang, The Eyes Leave a Trace
Aníbal Vela
3 titles together
Comedians, The War Starts in Cuba, The Eyes Leave a Trace
Full filmography · 48
Bulgarian Lovers
as Remedios
20035.6
Pídele cuentas al rey
as Carmen
2000
Mar de luna
as Catalina, la buhonera
1995
El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes
as Teresa Panza
1992
El crimen de Don Benito
cast
1991Doblones de a ocho
as Palmira
1990
Viento de cólera
cast
1988
The Tobacconist of Vallecas
as Doña Justa
19876.3
El amor brujo
as Tía Rosario
19867
Our Father
as María
1985
First Surrender
cast
1971
Fortunata y Jacinta
as Fortunata
1970