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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

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Biography

María del Pilar Peña Sánchez, professionally known as Candela Peña, is a Spanish actress. Since her film debut in the 1994 thriller Running Out of Time, she has had a lengthy film career. She won the Goya Award for Best Actress for her performance in Princesses (2005) whereas she won the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress for Take My Eyes (2003) and A Gun in Each Hand (2012).

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Awards & recognition

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

Filmography21 titles

All About My Mother

1999as Nina

The Asunta Case

2024as Rosario Porto

Hierro

2019as Candela Díaz

Queer You Are

2021as Madre

Furia

2025as Nat

Pieles

2017as Ana

Rosa's Wedding

2020as Rosa

Torremolinos 73

2003as Carmen

Kiki, Love to Love

2016as Candela

MasterChef

2013as Self - Guest

Empowered

2018as Conductora

Las ovejas no pierden el tren

2014as Sara

A Gun in Each Hand

2012as Mamen

Black Beach

2020as Ale

My Prison Yard

2008as Mar

The Marked Woman

2026as inspectora jefe de policía : Anna Ripoll

So My Grandma's a Lesbian!

2019as Perla

The Island Inside

2009as Coral

La Celestina

1996as Elicia

Age of Monster

2016as Andrea

Enterrados

2019