Candela Peña

María del Pilar Peña Sánchez (born 14 July 1973), professionally known as Candela Peña, is a Spanish actress.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Peña and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.
Candela Peña
Peña at the 2020 Malaga Film Festival
Born
María del Pilar Peña Sánchez

(1973-07-14) 14 July 1973
Gavà, Barcelona, Spain
OccupationActress

She is the only child of a couple who had a bar in Barcelona. When she was four years old she started to learn dance in the city and after finishing high-school she went to Seville to begin theatre classes there and eventually in Madrid. Encouraged by Pedro Almodóvar, she published the novel Pérez Príncipe, María Dolores in 2001.

She won the Goya Award in 2003 (for the movie Te doy mis ojos) after being nominated several times previously.[2]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2017PielesAna
2014Le Dernier Coup de marteauMaria
2009La isla interior
2008En el lado de la vida
El patio de mi cárcel
The Three Ages of the Crime
Los años desnudos. Clasificada S
2006Després de la pluja
2005PrincesasCaye
2004¡Hay motivo!
2003Take My EyesAna
Descongélate!
Torremolinos 73
Los muertos van deprisa
2002No somos nadie
2001Sin vergüenza
Desaliñada
1999Novios
All About My Mother
1998Insomnio
1997¿De qué se ríen las mujeres?
Un, dos, tres, ¡Taxi!
1996La celestina
1995Boca a boca
Hola, ¿estás sola?
1994Dias contados

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References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2011-01-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "The Secret Life of Words: English-Language Drama is Spanish Favorite". 10 January 2006.
  3. "Candela Peña Filmography". www.fandango.com. Archived from the original on 2008-01-13.
  4. "Candela Peña".
  5. "IDA 2010 Documentary Awards Noms: Sweetgrass, Steam of Life and Waste Land Among Five Noms". 28 October 2010.
  6. "Archived copy". www.hollywood.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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