Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
7/14/1973
Place of Birth
Gavà, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Also Known As
Candela PenaMaría del Pilar Peña Sánchez
Candela Peña
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 p...
Known For
Princesses
as Caye
La Celestina
as Elicia
Empowered
as Conductora
Torremolinos 73
as Carmen
Skins
as Ana
Black Beach
as Ale
Enterrados
Unknown Role
Salad Days
as María Francisca
La desconocida
Unknown Role
With Good Reason
as Taxista (segment "Libre")
All About My Mother
as Nina
Latin Lover
as Segunda
Alto riesgo
Unknown Role
Llevo cartas
as Cartera
Hi, Are You Alone?
as Trini
Take My Eyes
as Ana
Chill Out!
as Iris
Kiki: Love to Love
as Candela
The Last Hammer Blow
as Maria
Rated R
as Sandra Valle