Scene from Princesas (2005)

Alternate Names: Candela Pena, Peña Sánchez, Candela Pena, María del Pilar Peña Sánchez

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• Running Out of Time (1994) as Vanesa

Most Important Roles:

• All About My Mother (1999) as Nina
• Princesses (2005) as Caye
• Take My Eyes (2003) as Ana
• Després de la pluja (2007) as Blonde secretary
• Hi, Are You Alone? (1995) as Trini
• Torremolinos 73 (2003) as Carmen
• My Prison Yard (2008) as Mar
• Mouth to Mouth (1995) as Tanya
• No Shame (2001) as Cecilia
• The Island Inside (2009) as Coral

Career Highlights:

• All About My Mother (1999)
• Princesses (2005)
• Take My Eyes (2003)
• Després de la pluja (2007)
• Hi, Are You Alone? (1995)
• Torremolinos 73 (2003)
• My Prison Yard (2008)
• Mouth to Mouth (1995)
• No Shame (2001)
• The Island Inside (2009)

Awards:

• Gaudí a la millor actriu secundària (2013)
• Goya Award for Best Actress (2006)
• Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress (2004)
• Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress (2013)
• Gaudí Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (2021)
• Forqué Awards (2022)
• Butaca Award for best Catalan film actress (1999)
• Butaca Award for best Catalan film actress (2003)
• Butaca Award for best Catalan film actress (2006)

Candela Peña, born María del Pilar Peña Sánchez on July 14, 1973 in Gavà, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, is a Spanish actress. She was the only child of a couple who ran a bar in Barcelona. At age four, she started dance lessons and later moved to Seville for theater classes before settling in Madrid. Peña published the novel 'Pérez Príncipe, María Dolores' in 2001, encouraged by Pedro Almodóvar. She won the Premio Goya in 2003 for her role in 'Te doy mis ojos', after being nominated several times previously.