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).
Also known as
Manuela Ruiz Penella · Эмма Пенелла
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Roles across career
Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).
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Acting credits
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Directing
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Writing
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Other crew
Most critically rated
Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)
Most commercially successful
Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)
- 1
959 votesThesis
1996 · movie
- 2
289 votesLa que se avecina
2007 · tv
- 3
202 votesNo One Could Live Here
2003 · tv
- 4
195 votesThe Executioner
1963 · movie
- 5
58 votesThe Tobacconist of Vallecas
1987 · movie
- 6
30 votesBulgarian Lovers
2003 · movie
- 7
26 votesEl amor brujo
1986 · movie
- 8
17 votesEl Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes
1992 · movie
Career timeline
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