Nombre de nacimiento: María del Pilar Peña Sánchez
Fecha de nacimiento: 1973-07-14
Lugar de nacimiento: Latvia
Detalles
Nombres alternativos: Candela Pena, María del Pilar Peña Sánchez
Características físicas: N/A
Carrera
Primeras apariciones: - Running Out of Time (1994) como Vanesa
Roles más importantes: - All About My Mother (1999) como Nina
- Princesses (2005) como Caye
- Take My Eyes (2003) como Ana
- Després de la pluja (2007) como Blonde secretary
- Hi, Are You Alone? (1995) como Trini
- Torremolinos 73 (2003) como Carmen
- My Prison Yard (2008) como Mar
- Mouth to Mouth (1995) como Tanya
- No Shame (2001) como Cecilia
- The Island Inside (2009) como Coral
Puntos destacados de la carrera: - 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)
Premios
Premios: - 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)
Biografía 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.
