Emma Penella Explained

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]} 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.^[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.

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

• The Eyes Leave a Trace (José Luis Sáenz de Heredia, 1952).
• Carne de horca (Ladislao Vajda, 1953).
• What Madness! (1953)
• Doña Francisquita (Ladisalo Vajda, 1953)
• Cómicos (Juan Antonio Bardem, 1953).
• Adventures of the Barber of Seville (1954)
• The Red Fish (José Antonio Nieves Conde, 1955).
• Fedra (Manuel Mur Oti, 1956).
• The Battalion in the Shadows (Manuel Mur Oti, 1956).
• De espaldas a la puerta (José María Forqué, 1956).
• Back to the Door (1959)
• Sentencia contra una mujer (1960)
• El Verdugo (Luis García Berlanga, 1963).
• Fortunata y Jacinta (Angelino Fons, 1963).
• Golden Goddess of Rio Beni (1964)
• La regenta (Gonzalo Suárez, 1975).
• Padre nuestro (Francisco Regueiro, 1985).
• El Amor brujo (Carlos Saura, 1986).
• La estanquera de Vallecas (Eloy de la Iglesia, 1986).
• Doblones de a ocho (Andrés Linares, 1990).
• Mar de luna (Manolo Matji, 1994).
• Pídele cuentas al rey (1999).
• Los novios búlgaros (Bulgarian Lovers) (Eloy de la Iglesia, 2003).
• Aquí no hay quien viva (2003–2006) TV series
• La que se avecina (2007) TV series

Notes and References

1. Book: Marvin D'Lugo. Guide to the Cinema of Spain. 1 January 1997. Greenwood Publishing Group. 978-0-313-29474-7. 250–.
2. News: Vital Emma Pennella . 14 July 1973 . Madrid . 66 . 30 July 2018 . . es. Vocento.
3. Web site: Emma Penella, la gruñona entrañable. Diario Sur. 28 August 2007. Oscar L.. Belategui.
4. Web site: La historia compartida entre Federico García Lorca y Emma Penella. El Salto. 4 June 2021. Francis. Reina Corbacho.
5. Web site: 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. Web site: 9 cosas que no sabías de Emma Penella. 27 August 2016. José Manuel. Expósito.
7. Variety. 11 April 1962. 5. Spain's Own 'Bests' Include 'Placido'.
8. News: Muere Emiliano Piedra, uno de los grandes impulsores del cine español. El País. 30 August 1991. Augusto. Martínez Torres.
9. News: Fallece a los 76 años la actriz Emma Penella . EFE . EFE . 27 August 2007 . 30 July 2018 . Madrid . es . El País.
10. News: Muere la actriz Emma Penella a los 76 años . EFE . EFE . 27 August 2017 . 30 July 2018 . . es.
11. News: Muere una actriz de raza y voz rota . Galán . Diego . 28 August 2007 . 30 July 2008 . Madrid . . es.