Question: Are both director of film Salón México and director of film Mano Po from the same country?

Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV. <SEP> Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre. <SEP> Mano Po is Regal Entertainment's entry for the 2002 Metro Manila Film Festival. The film focuses on the lives of the Chinese Filipino community. " Mano Po" stars an all- star cast headed by Maricel Soriano, Richard Gomez, Kris Aquino and Ara Mina. It was named Best Picture, Best Actor( for Eddie Garcia), Best Actress( for Ara Mina), Best Supporting Actress( for Kris Aquino) and Best Director( for Joel Lamangan). Eddie Garcia and Boots Anson- Roa play the patriarch and matriarch of the Go clan respectively. The film won the most major awards in the film- awarding bodies, including 12 awards in the 28th Manila Film Festival in 2002. " Mano Po" was among the top- grossing films in time for the Metro Manila Filmfest. The film's success was followed by another episode," Mano Po 2: My Home" and a spin- off, that was released in 2007. <SEP> It stars Marga López as a dance hall prostitute struggling to support her younger sister at an exclusive upscale school. It earned Lopez the 1950 Ariel Award for Best Actress and a nomination for the Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actor for Rodolfo Acosta. The film is cited as a classic example of the Mexican genre of" Cabaretera"( Dance Hall film) about" a sympathetic character, a good woman forced into a bad life by circumstances beyond her control." It was remade as a 1996 film of the same title starring María Rojo. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jesús Bracho. Salón México is a 1949 Mexican film noir directed by Emilio Fernández and co-written by Fernandez and Mauricio Magdaleno. <SEP> Emilio" El Indio" Fernández( born Emilio Fernández Romo,; March 26, 1904 – August 6, 1986) was a Mexican film director, actor and screenwriter. He was one of the most prolific film directors of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. He is best known for his work as director of the film" María Candelaria"( 1944), which won the Palme d' Or award at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival. As an actor, he worked in numerous film productions in Mexico and in Hollywood. <SEP> His award- winning films includes" The Flor Contemplacion StorySidhiDeathrowHubogAishte Imasu 1941 Blue Moon" and" Mano Po". On August 19, 2008, Lamangan directed his first indie movie" Walang Kawala" produced by DMV Entertainment. It stars Polo Ravales and Joseph Bitangcol, with the special participation of Jean Garcia. Joel Lamangan( born September 21, 1952) is a Filipino film director, television director and actor. Joel also directs" Obra" and will soon start shooting Desperadas 2. He started production for the next Sine Novela:" Una Kang Naging Akin" starring Angelika dela Cruz, Wendell Ramos, and Maxene Magalona. In 2013 Elections he ran as congressman for Cavite's 1st District under the Lakas- CMD/ United Nationalist Alliance/ Partido Magdalo. However he backed out in the race. In 2013, Lamangan was named as the artistic director of Gantimpala Theater Foundation. Lamangan will direct an original musical titled" Katipunan: Mga Anak ng Bayan" and it will star actors Sandino Martin and Anna Fegi. The show toured in August and September 2013 around provinces of Manila to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Philippine hero, Andres Bonifacio. Lamangan is a member of the international Order of DeMolay from Baja Chapter, Cavite City. He was conferred with the highest honor being a DeMolay to the rank of Legion of Honor last November 14, 2015, by the Grand Master Victor Antonio T. Espejo of the Supreme Council Order of DeMolay Philippines for outstanding leadership in his field of endeavor, for service to humanity, for success in fraternal life, including adult service to the Order of DeMolay. The Supreme Council Order of DeMolay is an appendant body of Freemasonry.