Emma Penella

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ruiz and the second or maternal family name is Penella.
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
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(m. 1967; died 1991)​
FatherRamón Ruiz Alonso
Relatives

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

Biography

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

References

  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.