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Candela Peña(I)

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Candela Peña
The murder of Asunta Basterra, one of the black chronicle cases that most shocked Spain in 2013, will be received as great news.
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Candela Peña was born on 14 July 1973 in Gavà, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is an actress and director, known for Princesses (2005), All About My Mother (1999) and Take My Eyes (2003).
BornJuly 14, 1973
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      • 37 wins & 39 nominations total

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    Known for

    Princesses (2005)
    Princesses
    6.9
    • Caye
    • 2005
    Marisa Paredes and Cecilia Roth in All About My Mother (1999)
    All About My Mother
    7.8
    • Nina
    • 1999
    Take My Eyes (2003)
    Take My Eyes
    7.4
    • Ana
    • 2003
    Torremolinos 73 (2003)
    Torremolinos 73
    6.5
    • Carmen
    • 2003

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Furia
      • Nat
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • La desconocida
      • Anna Ripoll
      • In Production
      • 2026



    • Furia (2025)
      Furia
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Nat
      • 2025
    • The Asunta Case (2024)
      The Asunta Case
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Rosario Porto
      • 2024
    • Pilar Castro and Candela Peña in Satisfacción máxima (2022)
      Satisfacción máxima
      8.5
      Podcast Series
      • Ana (teleoperadora)
      • 2022
    • Campofrío: Acojonados (2021)
      Campofrío: Acojonados
      6.6
      Short
      • Candela Peña
      • 2021
    • Absolutely Accidental (2021)
      Absolutely Accidental
      • Loo
      • 2021
    • Queer You Are (2021)
      Queer You Are
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Madre
      • 2021
    • Darío Grandinetti and Candela Peña in Hierro (2019)
      Hierro
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Candela Montes
      • 2019–2021
    • Candela Peña, Babou Cham, Raúl Arévalo, Claude Musungayi, and Lidia Nené in Black Beach (2020)
      Black Beach
      5.6
      • Ale
      • 2020
    • Candela Peña in Rosa's Wedding (2020)
      Rosa's Wedding
      6.4
      • Rosa
      • 2020
    • Rosa Maria Sardà, Verónica Forqué, David Verdaguer, and Ingrid García Jonsson in So My Grandma's a Lesbian! (2019)
      So My Grandma's a Lesbian!
      4.5
      • Perla
      • 2019
    • El Hormiguero: Vacaciones en el Titanic (2019)
      El Hormiguero: Vacaciones en el Titanic
      4.3
      TV Short
      • Candela Peña
      • 2019
    • They Buried (2018)
      They Buried
      5.3
      • María
      • 2018
    • Cristina Castaño, El Gran Wyoming, Florentino Fernández, Diego Martín, Enrique San Francisco, Santiago Segura, Maribel Verdú, Toni Acosta, Bárbara Santa-Cruz, Cristina Pedroche, and David Guapo in Empowered (2018)
      Empowered
      5.7
      • Conductora
      • 2018
    • Campofrío: Amodio (2017)
      Campofrío: Amodio
      4.2
      Video
      • Candela Peña
      • 2017
    • Indetectables (2017)
      Indetectables
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Doctora
      • 2017

    Director



    • 9 (2009)
      9
      5.4
      Short
      • Director (as Peña Sánchez)
      • 2009

    Writer



    • 9 (2009)
      9
      5.4
      Short
      • written by (as Peña Sánchez)
      • 2009

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    • Alternative name
      • Peña Sánchez
    • Height
      • 5′ 1½″ (1.56 m)
    • Born
      • July 14, 1973
      • Gavà, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    • Children
      • Child
    • Other works
      Play: "Testamento", by Josep M. Benet i Jornet. Dir. Gerardo Vera (voice)

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      Loves Truman Capote books.
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        It has the foot arches

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    • How old is Candela Peña?
      51 years old
    • When was Candela Peña born?
      July 14, 1973
    • Where was Candela Peña born?
      Gavà, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    • What is Candela Peña's birth name?
      María del Pilar Peña Sánchez
    • How tall is Candela Peña?
      5 feet 2 inches, or 1.56 meters

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