Emma Penella
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).
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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | FFG, el último gran conversador | Self - Actress (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 2003 | Bulgarian Lovers | Remedios | FLOP | |
| 2000 | Pídele cuentas al rey | Carmen | FLOP | |
| 1992 | El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes | Teresa Panza | HIT | |
| 1991 | El crimen de Don Benito | - | FLOP | |
| 1990 | Doblones de a ocho | Palmira | FLOP | |
| 1988 | Viento de cólera | - | FLOP | |
| 1987 | The Tobacconist of Vallecas | Doña Justa | FLOP | |
| 1986 | El amor brujo | Tía Rosario | HIT | |
| 1985 | Our Father | María | FLOP | |
| 1974 | The Regent's Wife | Ana Ozores - La Regenta | FLOP | |
| 1971 | First Surrender | - | FLOP | |
| 1970 | Fortunata y Jacinta | Fortunata | FLOP | |
| 1966 | Lola, espejo oscuro | Lola | FLOP | |
| 1966 | The Search | Rosa | FLOP | |
| 1965 | Black Humor | Miss Wilma - segment 2 'La Mandrilla - Miss Wilma' | FLOP | |
| 1964 | Golden Goddess of Rio Beni | Dinah | HIT | |
| 1964 | Badmen of the West | Lucy | FLOP | |
| 1963 | La hora incógnita | - | FLOP | |
| 1963 | The Executioner | Carmen, la hija de Amadeo | HIT | |
| 1963 | Carta a una mujer | Flora | FLOP | |
| 1963 | La cuarta ventana | Dora García | FLOP | |
| 1963 | Alegre juventud | Violeta | FLOP | |
| 1962 | El amor de los amores | - | FLOP | |
| 1961 | Scano Boa | Buba | FLOP | |
| 1960 | Un ángel tuvo la culpa | Eulalia | FLOP | |
| 1960 | Sentencia contra una mujer | - | FLOP | |
| 1959 | De espaldas a la puerta | Lola | HIT | |
| 1957 | The War Starts in Cuba | - | FLOP | |
| 1957 | Un marido de ida y vuelta | Leticia Romero | FLOP | |
| 1957 | The Shadow Battalion | Lola | FLOP | |
| 1956 | Fedra, the Devil's Daughter | Estrella | HIT | |
| 1955 | Red Fish | Ivón | HIT | |
| 1955 | El guardián del paraíso | La monjita | HIT | |
| 1955 | Tres hombres van a morir | Héléna | FLOP | |
| 1954 | La patrouille des sables | Héléna | FLOP | |
| 1954 | Comedians | Marga | FLOP | |
| 1954 | The Adventurer of Seville | Duquesa de San Tirso | FLOP | |
| 1953 | Condemned to Hang | Consuelo | FLOP | |
| 1953 | ¡Che, qué loco! | Esperancita Couceiro | FLOP | |
| 1952 | Doña Francisquita | Aurora la Beltrana | HIT | |
| 1952 | Aimless boat | - | FLOP | |
| 1952 | The Eyes Leave a Trace | Lola | FLOP | |
| 1952 | Truhanes de honor | Luisa | FLOP |