Jan Cornet
Jan Cornet Galí( born February 24, 1982) is a Spanish actor.
He won a Goya Award for his role as Vicente in Pedro Almodóvar's" The Skin I Live In"( 2012).
Elena Anaya
Elena Anaya Gutiérrez( born 17 July 1975) is a Spanish actress whose career started in 1995.
She starred alongside Antonio Banderas in Pedro Almodóvar's" The Skin I Live In", for which she won the Goya award for Best Actress.
She is also known for her roles in" Van HelsingHabitación en Roma( Room in Rome)" and Doctor Poison in" Wonder Woman".
In the Skin
In the Skin may refer to:
Jan Cornet
Jan Cornet Galí( born February 24, 1982) is a Spanish actor.
He won a Goya Award for his role as Vicente in Pedro Almodóvar's" The Skin I Live In"( 2012).
Live in L.A.
Live in L.A. may refer to:
Albert Herman
Albert Herman( 1887–1958) was an American actor, screenwriter and film director.
Herman was a prolific director, working mainly on low- budget movies for companies such as Producers Releasing Corporation.
He is sometimes credited as Al Herman.
Mickey's Champs
Mickey's Champs is a 1930 short film in Larry Darmour's" Mickey McGuire" series starring a young Mickey Rooney.
Directed by Albert Herman, the two- reel short was released to theaters on February 2, 1930 by RKO.
Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar Caballero( born 25 September 1949), credited professionally as Pedro Almodóvar, is a Spanish filmmaker, director, screenwriter, producer, and former actor.
He came to prominence as a director and screenwriter during La Movida Madrileña, a cultural renaissance that followed after the end of Francoist Spain.
His first few films characterised the sense of sexual and political freedom of the period.
In 1986, he established his own film production company, El Deseo, with his younger brother Agustín Almodóvar, responsible for producing all of his films since" Law of Desire"( 1987).
Almodóvar achieved international recognition for his black comedy- drama film" Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown"( 1988), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and went on to more success with the dark romantic comedy film" Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!"( 1990), the melodrama" High Heels"( 1991) and the romantic drama thriller" Live Flesh"( 1997).
His subsequent two films won an Academy Award each:" All About My Mother"( 1999) received the award for Best Foreign Language Film while" Talk to Her"( 2002) earned him the award for Best Original Screenplay.
Almodóvar followed this with the drama" Volver"( 2006), the romantic thriller" Broken Embraces"( 2009), the psychological thriller" The Skin I Live In"( 2011) and the dramas" Julieta"( 2016) and" Pain and Glory"( 2019), all of which were in competition for the Palme d' Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
His films are marked by his employment of certain actors and creative personnel, complex narratives, melodrama, pop culture, popular songs, irreverent humour, strong colours, and glossy décor.
Desire, passion, family, and identity are among Almodóvar's most prevalent themes.
Acclaimed as one of the most internationally successful Spanish filmmakers, Almodóvar and his films have gained worldwide interest and developed a cult following.
He has won two Academy Awards, five British Academy Film Awards, six European Film Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, nine Goya Awards and four prizes at the Cannes Film Festival.
In 1997, Almodóvar received the French Legion of Honour, followed by the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts by the Spanish Ministry of Culture in 1999.
He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2001 and received an honorary doctoral degree in 2009 from Harvard University in addition to an honorary doctoral degree from the University of Oxford in 2016 for his contribution to the arts.
In 2013, he received an honorary European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award.
In January 2017 he was named as President of the Jury for the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.
In 2019, he is going to be awarded with a Honorary Golden Lion at the 76th Venice International Film Festival.
Blanca Suárez
Blanca Martínez Suárez( born 21 October 1988), professionally known as Blanca Suárez, is a Spanish actress.
She is best known for her performances on television series" The Boarding School"( 2007 – 10)," The Boat"( 2011 – 13), and the Netflix series" Cable Girls"( 2017 – present).
She has also worked with Pedro Almodóvar in films as" The Skin I Live In"( 2011), which earned her a Goya Award nomination as Best New Actress, and" I'm So Excited!"( 2013).
The Skin I Live In
The Skin I Live
In is a 2011 Spanish psychological thriller drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes, Jan Cornet, and Roberto Álamo.
" The Skin I Live In" is based on Thierry Jonquet's novel" Mygale", first published in French and then in English under the title" Tarantula".
Almodóvar has described the film as" a horror story without screams or frights".
The film was the first collaboration in 21 years between Almodóvar and Banderas since" Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!"( 1990).
It premiered in May 2011 in competition at the 64th Cannes Film Festival, and won Best Film Not in the English Language at the 65th BAFTA Awards.
It was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and 16 Goya Awards.

Question: Are the directors of films The Skin I Live In and Mickey's Champs both from the same country?
Answer: no