Luis Peña (actor)

This article is about an actor. For the mixed martial artist, see Luis Peña (fighter).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Peña and the second or maternal family name is Martínez-Illescas.

Luis Peña
Born	Luis Peña Martínez-Illescas (1918-06-20)20 June 1918 Santander, Spain
Died	29 March 1977(1977-03-29) (aged 58) Madrid, Spain
Spouse	Luchy Soto
Relatives	Pastora Peña (sister)

Luchy Soto and Luis Peña at Ondarreta beach, San Sebastián in 1946

Luis Peña Martínez-Illescas (20 June 1918, in Santander – 29 March 1977, in Madrid) was a Spanish actor.

Peña came from a family of actors and performed in films and theater. His sister was the actress Pastora Peña. In 1946, he married Luchy Soto; the two formed a stage company. He worked on filmed plays for television which were shown on Televisión Española in the 1960s. At the end of his career, he acted for Carlos Saura.

Selected filmography

• The Birth of Salome (1940)
• Follow the Legion (1942)
• Ella, él y sus millones (1944)
• Bamboo (1945)
• The Holy Queen (1947)
• The Maragatan Sphinx (1950)
• Surcos (1951)
• Calle mayor (1956)
• Amanecer en puerta oscura (1957)
• Back to the Door (1959)
• The Red Rose (1960)
• Z7 Operation Rembrandt (1966)
• El jardín de las delicias (1970)
• A House Without Boundaries (1972)
• La prima Angélica (1974)

External links

• Luis Peña at IMDb