Manuela Ruiz Penella (2 March 1931[1] – 27 August 2007), better known as Emma Penella, was a Spanish film and television actress.[2]

Emma Penella
Penella in 1996
Born
Manuela Ruiz Penella

(1931-03-02)2 March 1931
Madrid, Spain
Died27 August 2007(2007-08-27) (aged 76)
Madrid, Spain
OccupationActress
Spouse
(m. 1967; died 1991)
FatherRamón Ruiz Alonso
Relatives

Biography

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Manuela Ruiz Penella was born on 2 March 1931 in Madrid, 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.[3][4][5] Her younger sisters Elisa ("Elisa Montés") and Teresa ("Terele Pávez") also followed the family's acting footsteps.[5] The three sisters renounced to using the Ruiz family name as an artistic name, in the wake of their father's involvement in the murder of Federico García Lorca.[5][6]

She featured in the 1952 film The Eyes Leave a Trace, ensuingly landing a larger degree of recognition with her performance in The Executioner.[6]

She was named best actress by the Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos for Sentencia contra una mujer in 1962.[7]

In 1967, Emma Penella married producer Emiliano Piedra (died 1991).[8]

She died on 27 August 2007 at aged 76 by a sepsis caused due to her diabetes.[9][10][11]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Marvin D'Lugo (1 January 1997). Guide to the Cinema of Spain. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 250–. ISBN 978-0-313-29474-7.
  2. ^ "Vital Emma Pennella". ABC (in Spanish). Madrid: Vocento. 14 July 1973. p. 66. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  3. ^ Belategui, Oscar L. (28 August 2007). "Emma Penella, la gruñona entrañable". Diario Sur.
  4. ^ Reina Corbacho, Francis (4 June 2021). "La historia compartida entre Federico García Lorca y Emma Penella". El Salto.
  5. ^ a b c "Emma Penella: cómo logró su papel en 'ANHQV' y el vínculo de su familia con el asesinato de Lorca". Cadena COPE. 23 December 2021.
  6. ^ a b Expósito, José Manuel (27 August 2016). "9 cosas que no sabías de Emma Penella".
  7. ^ "Spain's Own 'Bests' Include 'Placido'". Variety. 11 April 1962. p. 5.
  8. ^ Martínez Torres, Augusto (30 August 1991). "Muere Emiliano Piedra, uno de los grandes impulsores del cine español". El País.
  9. ^ EFE (27 August 2007). "Fallece a los 76 años la actriz Emma Penella". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  10. ^ EFE (27 August 2017). "Muere la actriz Emma Penella a los 76 años". 20 Minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  11. ^ Galán, Diego (28 August 2007). "Muere una actriz de raza y voz rota". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
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