Nome di nascita: María del Pilar Peña Sánchez
Data di nascita: 1973-07-14
Luogo di nascita: Latvia
Dettagli
Nomi alternativi: Candela Pena, María del Pilar Peña Sánchez
Caratteristiche fisiche: N/A
Carriera
Prime apparizioni: - Running Out of Time (1994) come Vanesa
Ruoli più importanti: - All About My Mother (1999) come Nina
- Princesses (2005) come Caye
- Take My Eyes (2003) come Ana
- Després de la pluja (2007) come Blonde secretary
- Hi, Are You Alone? (1995) come Trini
- Torremolinos 73 (2003) come Carmen
- My Prison Yard (2008) come Mar
- Mouth to Mouth (1995) come Tanya
- No Shame (2001) come Cecilia
- The Island Inside (2009) come Coral
Punti salienti della carriera: - All About My Mother (1999)
- Princesses (2005)
- Take My Eyes (2003)
- Després de la pluja (2007)
- Hi, Are You Alone? (1995)
- Torremolinos 73 (2003)
- My Prison Yard (2008)
- Mouth to Mouth (1995)
- No Shame (2001)
- The Island Inside (2009)
Premi
Premi: - Gaudí a la millor actriu secundària (2013)
- Goya Award for Best Actress (2006)
- Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress (2004)
- Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress (2013)
- Gaudí Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (2021)
- Forqué Awards (2022)
- Butaca Award for best Catalan film actress (1999)
- Butaca Award for best Catalan film actress (2003)
- Butaca Award for best Catalan film actress (2006)
Biografia completa
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.
