Emmanuela Beltrán Rahola (21 November 1946 – 11 July 2016), better known as Emma Cohen, was a Spanish actress, director, producer, and writer. She appeared in many Spanish language films. She portrayed , a counterpart to

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, in ''

Barrio Sésamo Barrio Sésamo (Sesame Neighborhood in English) is the Spanish co-production of the popular U.S. children's television series ''Sesame Street'' produced by Televisión Española and Sesame Workshop (formerly Children's Television Workshop) from 1 ...

'', the Spanish version of ''

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''.

Personal life

Emma Cohen was married to actor

Fernando Fernán Gómez Fernando Fernández Gómez (28 August 1921 – 21 November 2007), better known as Fernando Fernán Gómez, was a Spanish actor, screenwriter, film director, theater director, novelist, and playwright. Prolific and outstanding in all these fiel ...

from 2000 until his death in 2007. She died on 11 July 2016, aged 69, after a battle with cancer.

Selected filmography

* '' Tuset Street'' (1967) * ''

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'' (1969) * ''Hembra''/ ''Female'' (1970) * ''

Growing Leg, Diminishing Skirt ''Growing Leg, Diminishing Skirt'' (Spanish:''Pierna creciente, falda menguante'') is a 1970 Spanish musical comedy film directed by Javier Aguirre and starring Laura Valenzuela, Fernando Fernán Gómez and Emma Cohen.Mira p.124 Cast * Laura Vale ...

'' (1970) * '' The Man Who Wanted to Kill Himself'' (1970) * '' The Glass Ceiling'' (1971) an Italian giallo * ''

Spaniards in Paris ''Spaniards in Paris'' () is a 1971 Spanish drama film directed by Roberto Bodegas. It was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Laura Valenzuela as Emilia * Ana Belén as Isabel * Máximo Valverde as Manolo * Tina S ...

'' (1971) * ''

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'' (1971) * ''

Trop jolies pour être honnêtes ''Trop jolies pour être honnêtes'' (, ''Too Pretty to Be Honest''), or ''4 Souris pour un hold-up'' (, ''Four Mice for a Holdup'', subtitled by the English VHS as "Four Chicks for a Holdup") is a 1972 French film directed by Richard Balducci. ...

'' (1972)Trop jolies pour etre honnetes (1972) Full Production Credits
" ''

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''; retrieved 5 July 2010. * ''

The Cannibal Man ''The Cannibal Man'' (Spanish ''La Semana del asesino'', literally "Week of the Killer") is a 1972 horror film, directed by Eloy de la Iglesia and written by de la Iglesia and Antonio Fos. Despite the international title, the film contains no scen ...

'' (1972) directed by

Eloy de la Iglesia Eloy de la Iglesia (1 January 1944 – 23 March 2006) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. De la Iglesia was an outspoken gay and socialist filmmaker who is relatively unknown outside Spain despite a prolific and successful career in hi ...

* '' Horror Rises from the Tomb'' (1973) directed by

Paul Naschy Jacinto Molina Álvarez (September 6, 1934 – November 30, 2009) known by his stage name Paul Naschy, was a Spanish film actor, screenwriter, and director working primarily in horror films. His portrayals of numerous classic horror figures&md ...

* ''The Other Side of the Mirror'' (1973) directed by

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* '' Cry, Onion!'' (1975) * '' La cruz del diablo'' (1975) directed by John Gilling * ''

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'' (1975) directed by

Leon Klimovsky Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León * Province of León, Spain * Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again f ...

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* 1946 births 2016 deaths Spanish film actresses Spanish women film directors Actresses from Barcelona Deaths from cancer in Spain Spanish women screenwriters 20th-century Spanish actresses {{Spain-actor-stub