Candela Peña

Candela Peña
Born	María del Pilar Peña Sánchez (1973-07-14) 14 July 1973 Gavà, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Occupation	Actress

María del Pilar Peña Sánchez (born 14 July 1973), better known as Candela Peña, is a Spanish actress.

She is 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.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Le Dernier Coup de marteau	Maria
2009	La isla interior
2008	En el lado de la vida
	El patio de mi cárcel
	The Three Ages of the Crime
	Los años desnudos. Clasificada S
2006	Després de la pluja
2005	Princesas	Caye
2004	¡Hay motivo!
2003	Take My Eyes	Ana
	Descongélate!
	Torremolinos 73
	Los muertos van deprisa
2002	No somos nadie
2001	Sin vergüenza
	Desaliñada
1999	Novios
	All About My Mother
1998	Insomnio
1997	¿De qué se ríen las mujeres?
	Un, dos, tres, ¡Taxi!
1996	La celestina
1995	Boca a boca
	Hola, ¿estás sola?
1994	Dias contados

External links

• Candela Peña at the Internet Movie Database