Luis Peña (actor)

Luis Peña
Luchy Soto and Luis Peña at Ondarreta beach, San Sebastian in 1946
Born	(1918-06-20)20 June 1918 Santander, Spain
Died	(1977-03-29)29 March 1977 Madrid, Spain

Luis Peña (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 TVE in the 1960s. At the end of his career, he acted for Carlos Saura.

Selected filmography

• 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
• Luis Peña at Find a Grave