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Candela Peña
Born: 14th Jul 1973 Gavà, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Dept: Acting
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.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 53
Film: 38 (72%)
Television: 15 (28%)
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Filmography
Original title: La desconocida
2026
Adaptation of the novel by Rosa Montero and Olivier Truc about a woman with no memory, a police inspector expert in human trafficking and a French age ... view
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inspectora jefe de policía : Anna Ripoll
Jul 2025 (first aired)
Five women face extreme situations that will unleash their rage. ... view
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Nat (8 ep.)
Sep 2024 (first aired)
David Broncano, along with Jorge Ponce, Ricardo Castella and his other collaborators, lead La Revuelta, a comedy show that includes multiple sections ... view
Character:
Self - Guest (1 ep.)
Self - Panelist (6 ep.)
Apr 2024 (first aired)
After two parents report that their 12-year-old daughter Asunta is missing, the investigation soon turns against them. ... view
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Rosario Porto (6 ep.)
Oct 2023 (first aired)
Marc Giró presents a very entertaining late night show with interviews with prominent personalities from the world of cinema, theatre, music, televis ... view
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Self - Guest (2 ep.)
Self - Panelist (10 ep.)
Jun 2021 (first aired)
It shows the life trajectory of a gay village boy in search of his own identity. ... view
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Madre (6 ep.)
2020
Carlos, a ruthless Spanish negotiation expert working in Brussels, is tasked with handling the kidnapping of a senior oil company executive in a troub ... view
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Ale
Original title: Salir del ropero
2020
Eva, a young and promising Spanish lawyer based in Edinburgh, sees her wedding plans with the heir to an important and ultra-conservative Scottish fam ... view
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Perla
Original title: La boda de Rosa
2020
Rosa is about to turn 45 and realises that she's always lived her life to serve everyone else. So she decides to leave it all behind, take charge of h ... view
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Rosa
Jun 2019 (first aired)
In El Hierro, the most remote island of the Canary Archipelago, a murder has occurred. Candela, an experienced judge with a strong character, must ins ... view
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Candela Díaz (14 ep.)
Original title: Sin rodeos
2018
Paz seems to have a perfect life. She has a job, a partner and friends but something's missing. In reality, there are things she is unhappy about. She ... view
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Conductora
Original title: Pieles
2017
In a strange world where people share numerous deformities, the same problem we all face challenges each of them: to find someone who accepts you as y ... view
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Ana
Apr 2017 (first aired)
A webseries of self-contained chapters that addresses the reality of people with STIs, especially HIV. By rejecting the common dramas, the clichés an ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
2017
A police inspector goes to the emergency room looking for the PEP thinking that he may have had a "risky practice". ... view
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Original title: El tiempo de los monstruos
2016
Victor, who claims to have filmed a number of films he's not been able to release, unites around his deathbed his most faithful collaborator to presen ... view
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Andrea
Original title: Kiki, el amor se hace
2016
Through five stories, the movie addresses sex and love: Paco and Ana are a marriage looking for reactivate the passion of their sexual relations, long ... view
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Candela
2015
The five daughters of a famous actor, all from different mothers and different nationalities, get together on the 10th anniversary of his death for a ... view
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Segunda
Original title: Las ovejas no pierden el tren
2015
A rural couple in crisis, who have a brother and sister with urban problems, and all of them trying to find a solution. ... view
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Sara
Original title: Le Dernier coup de marteau
2014
When he first enters the Montpellier Opera House, Victor knows nothing about music. Nor does he know his father, Samuel Rovinski, who is there to cond ... view
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Maria
Original title: Schimbare
2014
Luis and Elvira travel to Romania after contact an Eastern European criminal organization. Near their destination, they receive a call that requires t ... view
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Elvira
Original title: Ayer no termina nunca
2013
A couple meets at their son’s grave ten years after his death; his plot is to make way for a casino city. Anger, hatred and bitterness erupt. A nigh ... view
Character:
C.
Apr 2013 (first aired)
MasterChef is a Spanish competitive reality television cooking show based on the British television cooking game show of the same title. ... view
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Self - Guest (1 ep.)
Original title: Una pistola en cada mano
2012
J. is depressed. E. lives peacefully. S. tries to get back with his wife. G. resorts to anxiolytics. P. plays seduction games. María and Sara exchang ... view
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Mamen
Original title: La isla interior
2009
The story of three siblings who try, each in his or her own way, to fight off the curse they have inherited: schizophrenia. Their father's genetic leg ... view
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Coral
Original title: El patio de mi cárcel
2008
In Madrid, a petty thief who cannot adjust to life outside of jail puts together a theater troupe her friends -- a prostitute, a gypsy, and a Colombia ... view
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Mar
Original title: Los años desnudos (Clasificada S)
2008
Madrid, Spain, 1975. Sandra, Lina and Eva are three beautiful women who work as actresses in erotic movies. After meeting during a shoot, they become ... view
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Sandra Valle
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Madre de Ana
Sep 2006 (first aired)
El Hormiguero is a Spanish television program with a live audience focusing on comedy, science, and politics running since September 2006. It is hoste ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Self - Guest (1 ep.)
Original title: Princesas
2005
Caye is a young prostitute whose family is unaware of her profession. She meets her striking Dominican neighbour Zulema, an illegal immigrant, after s ... view
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Caye
Original title: ¡Hay motivo!
2004
A multi-part feature on the governing body of Spain, the Popular Party under Jose María Aznar. Themes include the bombing of Iraq, immigration, U.S. ... view
Character:
Taxista (segment "Libre")
Original title: Te doy mis ojos
2003
One winter night, Pilar runs away from home. With her, she takes only a few belongings and her son, Juan. Antonio soon sets out to look for her. He sa ... view
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Ana
Original title: Descongélate!
2003
Just Santos, cabaret actor with a talent for imitation, receives the offer of a role in a movie that could change his life and his family. ... view
Character:
Iris
2003
Set in 1973 Spain, a struggling encyclopedia salesman and his wife take advantage of an offer to make adult films. The act turns him into an aspring l ... view
Character:
Carmen
Original title: No somos nadie
2002
Two Spanish pan-handlers soon find themselves in over their heads when they stumble upon an opportunity to redeem themselves and perhaps the entire pl ... view
Character:
Espe
Original title: Sin vergüenza
2001
A movie script is presented to Isabel. After reading it she realizes it's based on an old love affair she had with movie director Mario Fabra, the aut ... view
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Cecilia
Original title: Desaliñada
2001
A mixed salad and a trout meet on death row: The cold storage of a restaurant. They decide to unite in a single dish that will lead them to eternal lo ... view
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María Francisca
1999
Arturo , a successful restaurateur, having an affair with his assistant Cristal, tells her that he will reveal the extent of their relationship to his ... view
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Cristal
Original title: Todo sobre mi madre
1999
Following the tragic death of her teenage son, Manuela travels from Madrid to Barcelona in an attempt to contact the long-estranged father the boy nev ... view
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Nina
Original title: Insomnio
1998
Eva, Alba y Juan are the protagonist of the story. Eva gives birth to Marina, Alba has just been left by her boyfriend. And Juan is happily married. T ... view
Character:
Alba
Original title: ¿De qué se ríen las mujeres?
1997
Luci, Graci and Mar, three sisters that make a comedy trio, go to the wedding of their father with a woman who is 45 years younger than him. During ... view
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Graci
1996
The young nobleman Calisto falls in love with Melibea, the daughter of a rich merchant. Calisto's servant Sempronio suggests they get the sorceress Ce ... view
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Elicia
Original title: Boca a Boca
1995
For financial reasons, an aspiring actor begins working for a phone-sex enterprise. Through his new line of work, he develops relationships with two r ... view
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Tanya
Original title: Hola, ¿estás sola?
1995
Nina is a 20 years old girl from Valladolid who lives with her divorced father, an autoritarian and conservative man. Trini is of the same age and has ... view
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Trini
Original title: Días contados
1994
Days before committing an attack, Antonio, a gunman of the terrorist gang ETA who has dedicated his life to a cause he no longer believes in, meets Ch ... view
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Vanesa