Manuela Ruiz Penella (2 March 1931 – 27 August 2007), better known as Emma Penella, was a Spanish film and television actress.

Biography

Manuela Ruiz Penella was born on 2 March 1931 in

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, the child of far-right politician Ramón Ruiz Alonso and actress Magdalena Penella Silva, thus she was also the granddaughter of actor Manuel Penella Moreno. Her younger sisters

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("Elisa Montés") and

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("Terele Pávez") also followed the family's acting footsteps. The three sisters renounced to using the

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family name as an artistic name, in the wake of their father's involvement in the murder of

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. She featured in the 1952 film '' The Eyes Leave a Trace'', ensuingly landing a larger degree of recognition with her performance in '' The Executioner''. She was named best actress by the

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for ''Sentencia contra una mujer'' in 1962. In 1967, Emma Penella married producer Emiliano Piedra (died 1991). She died on 27 August 2007 at aged 76 by a

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caused due to her

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Selected filmography

*'' The Eyes Leave a Trace'' (

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, 1952). *'' Carne de horca'' (

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, 1953). *'' What Madness!'' (1953) *'' Doña Francisquita'' (Ladisalo Vajda, 1953) *''

Cómicos ''Comedians'' () is a 1954 Spanish drama film directed by Juan Antonio Bardem. It was coproduced with Argentina in the context of its classical-industrial period, but it is a Spanish film about Spaniards actors on stage. Bardem confessed to being ...

'' (

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, 1953). *''

Adventures of the Barber of Seville ''Adventures of the Barber of Seville'' (French: ''L'aventurier de Séville'', Spanish: ''Aventuras del barbero de Sevilla'') is a 1954 French-Spanish comedy film directed by Ladislao Vajda and starring Luis Mariano, Lolita Sevilla and Daniell ...

'' (1954) *'' The Red Fish'' (

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, 1955). * '' Fedra'' (Manuel Mur Oti, 1956). * '' The Battalion in the Shadows'' (Manuel Mur Oti, 1956). *''De espaldas a la puerta'' (

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, 1956). * ''

Back to the Door ''Back to the Door'' (Spanish: ''De espaldas a la puerta'') is a 1959 Spanish crime film directed by José María Forqué and starring Emma Penella, Amelia Bence and Luis Prendes.de España, Rafael. ''Directory of Spanish and Portuguese Film-M ...

'' (1959) *''Sentencia contra una mujer'' (1960) *'' El Verdugo'' (

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, 1963). *''Fortunata y Jacinta'' (

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, 1963). * ''

Golden Goddess of Rio Beni ''Golden Goddess of Rio Beni'' () is a 1964 adventure film directed by Franz Eichhorn and Eugenio Martín and starring Pierre Brice, Gillian Hills and René Deltgen.Bock & Bergfelder p.82 It was made as a co-production (film), co-production betwee ...

'' (1964) *'' La regenta'' ( Gonzalo Suárez, 1975). *'' Padre nuestro'' (

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, 1985). *''

El Amor brujo ''El amor brujo'' (, "Love, the sorcerer") is a ballet by Manuel de Falla. The libretto is by María de la O Lejárraga García, although for years it was attributed to her husband Gregorio Martínez Sierra. It exists in three versions as well ...

'' (

Carlos Saura Carlos Saura Atarés (4 January 1932 – 10 February 2023) was a Spanish film director, photographer and writer. With Luis Buñuel and Pedro Almodóvar, he is considered to be among Spain's great filmmakers. He had a long and prolific career th ...

, 1986). *'' La estanquera de Vallecas'' (

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, 1986). *''Doblones de a ocho'' (Andrés Linares, 1990). *''Mar de luna'' (Manolo Matji, 1994). *''Pídele cuentas al rey'' (1999). *'' Los novios búlgaros'' (Bulgarian Lovers) (

, 2003). *''

Aquí no hay quien viva ''Aquí no hay quien viva'' (English: ''No One Could Live Here'') is a Spanish television comedy series focusing on the inhabitants of the fictional building at the address ''Desengaño 21'' in central Madrid. The series debuted on the Antena 3 ...

'' (2003–2006) TV series *''

La que se avecina ''La que se avecina'' is a Spanish television sitcom created by Alberto Caballero, Laura Caballero and Daniel Deorador. The show is set in the fictitious Mirador de Montepinar, a condominium located in the suburbs of Madrid. The show is an ind ...

'' (2007) TV series

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