Emmanuela Beltrán Rahola (21 November 1946 – 11 July 2016) better known as Emma Cohen was a Spanish actress, director, producer, and writer. She appeared in many Spanish language films. She portrayed ''Gallina Caponata'' in
Barrio Sésamo
Barrio Sésamo (Sesame Neighborhood in English) was the Spanish co-production of the popular U.S. children's television series ''Sesame Street'' produced by Televisión Española and Sesame Workshop (formerly Children's Television Workshop) from ...
, a counterpart to
Big Bird
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in the Spanish version of
Sesame Street
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.
Personal life
Emma Cohen was married to actor
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Fernando Fernández Gómez (28 August 1921 – 21 November 2007) better known as Fernando Fernán Gómez was a Spanish actor, screenwriter, film director, theater director and member of the Royal Spanish Academy for seven years. He was born ...
until his death in 2007. She died on 11 July 2016, aged 69, after a battle with cancer.
Selected filmography
* ''
Tuset Street'' (1967)
* ''
El extraño caso del doctor Fausto'' (1969)
* ''
Hembra
''Hembra'' is the second studio album by Líbido, released in 2000.
Track listing
Album credits Production
*Executive Producer: Tweety González
Personnel
*Vocals: Salim Vera
*Engineered by Pablo Caceres, Doug Trantow and Ricardo Troilo
*Pro ...
'' (1970)
* ''
Growing Leg, Diminishing Skirt
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Cast
* Laura V ...
'' (1970)
* ''
The Man Who Wanted to Kill Himself
''Man Who Wanted to Kill Himself'' ( es, El hombre que se quiso matar) is a 1942 Spanish comedy film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Antonio Casal and Rosita Yarza. It is based on a short story by Wenceslao Fernández Flórez
Wenceslao Fer ...
'' (1970)
* ''
The Glass Ceiling'' (1971)
* ''
Spaniards in Paris
''Spaniards in Paris'' ( es, Españolas en París) is a 1971 Spanish drama film directed by Roberto Bodegas. It was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival.
Cast
* Laura Valenzuela as Emilia
* Ana Belén as Isabel
* Máximo Val ...
'' (1971)
* ''
The Legend of Frenchie King
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'' (1971)
* ''
Trop jolies pour être honnêtes
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'' (1972)
[Trop jolies pour etre honnetes (1972) Full Production Credits]
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''; retrieved 5 July 2010.
* ''
The Cannibal Man
''The Cannibal Man'' (Spanish ''La Semana del asesino'', literally "Week of the Killer") is a 1972 horror film, directed by Eloy de la Iglesia and written by de la Iglesia and Antonio Fos. Despite the international title, the film contains no sce ...
'' (1972)
* ''
Horror Rises from the Tomb
''Horror Rises from the Tomb'' ( es, El espanto surge de la tumba), is a 1972 Spanish horror film starring Paul Naschy and directed by Carlos Aured. Leon Klimovsky was Naschy's first choice for director, but he was busy on another film so his assi ...
'' (1973)
* ''The Other Side of the Mirror'' (1973) directed by
Jesus Franco
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* ''
Cry, Onion!
''Cry, Onion!'' ( it, Cipolla Colt, link=no, lit. "Onion Colt", also known as ''The Smell of Onion'') is a 1975 Spaghetti Western comedy film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. It is openly comedic and parodic.
Cast
Release
''Cry, Onion!'' was ...
'' (1975)
* ''
La cruz del diablo
''La cruz del diablo'' (translation: ''The Devil's Cross'') is a 1975 Spanish horror film directed by John Gilling (his first film since he left Hammer Films in 1967) and starring Carmen Sevilla, Adolfo Marsillach, Ramiro Oliveros and Emma Cohe ...
'' (1975)
* ''
The Strange Love of the Vampires
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'' (1975)
References
External links
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1946 births
2016 deaths
Spanish film actresses
Spanish women film directors
Actresses from Barcelona
Deaths from cancer in Spain
Spanish women screenwriters
20th-century Spanish actresses
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