Candela Peña
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 14, 1973, Gavà, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Movies
- 40
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. María del Pilar Peña Sánchez, (Candela Peña) (born 14 July 1973 in Gavà, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain) is a Spanish actress. She was 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 Premio Goya in 2003 (for the movie Te doy mis ojos) after being nominated several times previously. Description above from the Wikipedia article Candela Peña, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2026 | Lupe | Lupe |
| 2026 | The Marked Woman | Anna Ripoll |
| 2020 | Black Beach | Ale |
| 2020 | So My Grandma's a Lesbian! | Perla |
| 2020 | Rosa's Wedding | Rosa |
| 2019 | Enterrados | |
| 2018 | Empowered | Conductora |
| 2017 | Skins | Ana |
| 2017 | Alto riesgo | |
| 2016 | Age of Monster | Andrea |
| 2016 | Kiki: Love to Love | Candela |
| 2015 | Llevo cartas | Cartera |
| 2015 | Latin Lover | Segunda |
| 2015 | Sidetracked | Sara |
| 2014 | The Last Hammer Blow | Maria |
| 2014 | The Change | Elvira |
| 2013 | Yesterday Never Ends | C. |
| 2012 | A Gun in Each Hand | Mamen |
| 2009 | The Island Inside | Coral |
| 2008 | My Prison Yard | Mar |
| 2008 | Rated R | Sandra Valle |
| 2008 | En el lado de la vida | Madre de Ana |
| 2007 | Després de la pluja | Blonde secretary |
| 2005 | Princesses | Caye |
| 2004 | With Good Reason | Taxista (segment "Libre") |
| 2003 | Take My Eyes | Ana |
| 2003 | Chill Out! | Iris |
| 2003 | Torremolinos 73 | Carmen |
| 2002 | God Is on Air | Espe |
| 2001 | No Shame | Cecilia |
| 2001 | Salad Days | María Francisca |
| 1999 | Novios | Cristal |
| 1999 | All About My Mother | Nina |
| 1998 | Sleepless in Madrid | Alba |
| 1997 | What Makes Women Laugh? | Graci |
| 1996 | La Celestina | Elicia |
| 1995 | Mouth to Mouth | Tanya |
| 1995 | Hi, Are You Alone? | Trini |
| 1994 | Running Out of Time | Vanesa |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2009 | 9 | Director, Writer |
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