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Candela Peña

Acting

Born July 14, 1973 · Gavà, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Also known as Candela Pena · María 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 & recognition

  • Forqué Awards · 2022
  • Gaudí AwardBest Actress in a Leading Role · 2021
  • Gaudí a la millor actriu secundària · 2013
  • Goya AwardBest Supporting Actress · 2013
  • Butaca Awardbest Catalan film actress · 2006
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  • Goya AwardBest Actress · 2006
  • Goya AwardBest Supporting Actress · 2004
  • Butaca Awardbest Catalan film actress · 2003
  • Butaca Awardbest Catalan film actress · 1999
  • Iris AwardBest Female Performance · 2022 · nominated
  • Premio FerozBest Main Actress in a TV Series · 2022 · nominated
  • Premio FerozBest Supporting Actress in a TV Series · 2022 · nominated

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