Emma Ozores

Emma Luisa Ozores Ruiz (born 2 March 1961) is a Spanish actress and member of the Ozores theatrical dynasty, best known for her comedic roles in television series such as Farmacia de guardia (1991–1995), La casa de los líos (1996–2000) and Aquí no hay quien viva, and for the stage comedy ¡El último que apague la luz!, written and directed by her father Antonio Ozores.

Early life and family Ozores was born in Madrid, the only daughter of the comic actor Antonio Ozores (1928–2010) and the actress Elisa Montés (1934–2024). On her father's side she belongs to the Ozores theatrical dynasty: she is the granddaughter of the actors and , niece of the actor and the director Mariano Ozores (1926–2025), and cousin of the actress Adriana Ozores. On her mother's side, she is the niece of the actresses Emma Penella and Terele Pávez, and the granddaughter of the right-wing politician Ramón Ruiz Alonso, one of the men who denounced the poet Federico García Lorca before his execution in 1936.

Her parents married in 1960 and separated about eight years later. After the separation, Ozores was raised by her father, with whom she maintained an especially close relationship throughout his life; she has said that she became an actress because she admired him greatly.

Career Film and television Ozores made her film debut in 1979 in , directed by her uncle Mariano Ozores, and went on to appear in more than ten of his comedies during the late 1970s and early 1980s, mostly popular productions of the period.

In 1991, she was cast as Sandra, a young pharmacy assistant, in the Antena 3 sitcom Farmacia de guardia, created by Antonio Mercero. The series ran until December 1995, and its final episode was watched by 11,527,000 viewers with a 62.8% audience share, making it one of the most-watched broadcasts in Spanish television history.

Between 1996 and 2000 she played Elvira opposite Arturo Fernández and Lola Herrera in the Antena 3 sitcom La casa de los líos. In 2006 she joined the fifth and final season of Aquí no hay quien viva as Mamen Heredia, sharing the screen with her aunt Emma Penella, who played the building's caretaker, Concha. Her later screen appearances include the 2010 special La última guardia, based on Farmacia de guardia, and a small role in Santiago Segura's comedy Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis (2011).

In February 2016, Ozores presented the Goya de Honor to her uncle Mariano alongside her cousin Adriana at the 30th Goya Awards ceremony.

Theatre

In 2007 Ozores starred in the comedy ¡El último que apague la luz!, the last play written and directed by her father, Antonio Ozores. The production opened at the Teatro Apolo in Barcelona, where it had two four-month extensions, and ran for five years at the Teatro Gran Vía Arlequín in Madrid before going on a national tour. After her father's death in 2010, the play was kept as a tribute to him; Ozores has said that before every performance she says quietly to herself "this one's for you, dad". The play won the Premio Nacional a la Mejor Comedia in 2010 and has been performed in more than 500 venues across Spain. In a 2025 interview, Ozores said that comedy written with ingenuity and talent transcends generations.

In August 2023, she played Thalia, the muse of comedy, in El regalo de Zeus, the multidisciplinary production written and co-directed by Concha Rodríguez that closed the 69th edition of the , opposite Juan Meseguer's Zeus.

Reality, talent shows and other appearances

Ozores won the on-ice version of the celebrity dance competition ¡Mira quién baila! on La 1, ¡Mira quién baila!: Sobre hielo, and was also among the contestants of the regular ballroom edition of the show.

In January 2017 she joined the fifth season of Gran Hermano VIP on Telecinco. Her participation was marked by a controversy when she was caught accessing the internet from a computer inside the house, in breach of the show's rules; the production accepted that the incident had been the result of a technical fault on its side and put her continuation up to a public vote, which she won. She was eliminated in the semi-final on 6 April 2017, finishing as the fifth finalist of the edition. Shortly after, she spoke about her experience on the show in an interview on Telemadrid's programme Madrid Directo.

In March 2026 she returned to Antena 3 as a celebrity guest on the quiz show Pasapalabra, presented by Roberto Leal, in a run of episodes that began on 6 March alongside Javier Pereira, Pablo Puyol and Lucía Gil.

In May 2025, she appeared on Antena 3's programme to pay tribute to her father and share memories of her career. She has also given interviews on Onda Cero's podcast Por fin and on other radio and television programmes in which she has discussed her family legacy and her career in comedy.

Personal life

Ozores has kept her private life out of the media. She had a discreet relationship with the actor Nicolás Dueñas, who died in November 2019 and whose funeral she attended.

Her father, Antonio Ozores, died at a Madrid oncology clinic on 12 May 2010 at the age of 81 after a long illness. Her mother, Elisa Montés, died on 8 October 2024 at the age of 89. On 21 May 2025, her uncle Mariano Ozores died at his home in Madrid at the age of 98. Speaking to the press, Ozores said that her uncle had died peacefully in his sleep and praised his legacy as an artist and a person. She recalled that he had given her "all the tools" to do her job in the films they had made together.

Selected filmography

Film

Year Title Role Director 1979 Chica Mariano Ozores 1981 Angelines Mariano Ozores 1982 Monja Mariano Ozores 1983 Flora Mariano Ozores 1983 Fermina Antonio Ozores 1987 Ladrona Mariano Ozores 1990 Loreto Mariano Ozores 2010 Sandra Manuel Estudillo 2011 Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis Elsa Santiago Segura

Television

Year Title Role 1989–1990 Brigada Central Rosi 1991–1995 Farmacia de guardia Sandra 1991–1993 Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez Doctora Remedios Ugarte 1994–1996 Beatriz Acosta 1996–2000 La casa de los líos Elvira 2004 Begoña 2006 Aquí no hay quien viva Mamen Heredia 2016 Carol

Reality and talent shows

Year Title Result 2005 ¡Mira quién baila!: Sobre hielo Winner 2006 ¡Mira quién baila! Contestant 2017 Gran Hermano VIP 5 5th finalist 2021, 2026 Pasapalabra Celebrity guest