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Candela Peña

Candela Peña

Acting1973Gavà, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Biography

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.    

Acting History

2025
Rage (Furia)
TVas Nat8 eps
La Revuelta
TVas Self - Panelist / Self - Guest6 eps
Una tarda amb...
TVas Self - Host
2024
The Asunta Case
TVas Rosario Porto6 eps
2023
Late Xou con Marc Giró
TVas Self - Panelist / Self - Guest
2021
La Noche D
TVas Self - Guest
Queer You Are
TVas Madre
2019
Hierro
TVas Candela Díaz
Las que faltaban
TVas Invitada
2018
Empowered
as Conductora
La resistencia
TVas Self - Panelist / Invitada / Guest / Colaboradora
2016
2015
Latin Lover
as Segunda
Llevo cartas
as Cartera
MasterChef
TVas Self - Guest1 eps
2014
2012
2009
9
Director
9
Writer
2008
Rated R
as Sandra Valle
En el lado de la vida
as Madre de Ana
2007
Després de la pluja
as Blonde secretary
2006
El hormiguero
TVas Self / Self - Guest
2005
Princesses
as Caye
2004
With Good Reason
as Taxista (segment "Libre")
2003
2002
2001
Salad Days
as María Francisca
No Shame
as Cecilia
1999
Novios
as Cristal
1996
La Celestina
as Elicia
1994

Social Media

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
7/14/1973(52 years old)
Place of Birth
Gavà, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain