Candela Peña

Acting

Born: 1973-07-14
From: Gavà, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Gender: Female
Popularity: 1

Also Known As

Candela PenaMaría del Pilar Peña Sánchez

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.    

Awards & Nominations9 won · 3 nominated

🏆 Won

Forqué Awards

Hierro

2022
Nominated

Iris Award for Best Female Performance

Queer You Are

2022
Nominated

Premio Feroz for Best Main Actress in a TV Series

Hierro

2022
Nominated

Premio Feroz for Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series

Queer You Are

2022
🏆 Won

Gaudí Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

Rosa's Wedding

2021
🏆 Won

Gaudí a la millor actriu secundària

A Gun in Each Hand

2013
🏆 Won

Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress

A Gun in Each Hand

2013
🏆 Won

Butaca Award for best Catalan film actress

Princesas

2006
🏆 Won

Goya Award for Best Actress

Princesas

2006
🏆 Won

Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress

Take My Eyes

2004
🏆 Won

Butaca Award for best Catalan film actress

Torremolinos 73

2003
🏆 Won

Butaca Award for best Catalan film actress

All About My Mother

1999

Acting53 titles

Directing2 titles

Writing1 title