Terele Pávez

Teresa Marta Ruiz Penella (29 July 1939 – 11 August 2017), better known as Terele Pávez, was a Spanish actress. She appeared in more than ninety films from 1954 to her death in 2017.

Life and career Teresa Marta Ruiz Penella was born in Bilbao on 29 July 1939 but she was raised in Madrid. She was the daughter of CEDA politician Ramón Ruiz Alonso and Magdalena Penella Silva and the niece of actress . Composers Manuel Penella Moreno and were, respectively, her grandfather and great-grandfather. Two out of her three sisters also pursued an acting career, under the artistic names of Emma Penella and Elisa Montés, reneging on the paternal surname. She took her artistic name after the second family name of her grandmother on her mother side, Emma Silva Pávez, of Chilean background. She made her big screen debut in Boyfriend in Sight.

He starred as witch-procuress Celestina in La Celestina (1996). She reportedly was surprised at being offered a leading role instead of the supporting role to which she was used to, and claimed to be afraid of diving into the psychology of an extremely manipulative and dark character. She had already experience in Fernando de Rojas' work as she had played Celestina's pupil Elicia in a 1978 play. Her work earned her an Actors Union Award for Best Leading Performance in a Film.

She died on 11 August 2017 at the Hospital de La Paz in Madrid due to a stroke at the age of 78.

Selected filmography Film Year Title Role Notes Novio a la vista (Boyfriend in Sight) Pecas Feature film debut Pili Salto mortal Mauricia la Dura La revolución matrimonial (The Marriage Revolution) Secretaria (Evil Eye) (Tattoo) La Andaluza Reina Madre Oro rojo (Red Gold) Los santos inocentes (The Holy Innocents) Régula Réquiem por un campesino español (Requiem for a Spanish Peasant) La Jerónima La noche de la ira El hermano bastardo de Dios (The Bastard Brother of God) Ramona (Laura) El Lute II: mañana seré libre (El Lute II: Tomorrow I'll be Free) Diario de invierno (Winter Diary) Madre ('mother') El aire de un crimen (Scent of a Crime) Los días del cometa El laberinto griego (The Greek Labyrinth) Remei El día de la bestia (The Day of the Beast) Rosario La Celestina Celestina 99.9: La frecuencia del terror (99.9) Dolores La comunidad (Common Wealth) Ramona 800 balas (800 Bullets) Rocío Nudos Mala uva Café solo o con ellas (Love Expresso) Paca Doña Sabrina Balada triste de trompeta (The Last Circus) Dolores Las brujas de Zugarramurdi (Witching & Bitching) Maritxu Mi gran noche (My Big Night) Dolores La puerta abierta (The Open Door) Antonia El bar (The Bar) Amparo Petra Posthumous work Caribe, todo incluido Posthumous work

Television Year Title Role Notes Curro Jiménez Lola La barraca Antonia 3rd Goya Awards Best Supporting Actress Winter Diary 15th Goya Awards Best Supporting Actress Common Wealth 28th Goya Awards Best Supporting Actress 25th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role Las aventuras de Moriana 4th Feroz Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Film The Open Door Best Supporting Actress 31st Goya Awards Best Supporting Actress 26th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role