Vera Cruz in The Skin I Live In

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Vera Cruz is the mysterious and psychologically complex central figure in Pedro Almodóvar’s film "The Skin I Live In," whose identity and body are radically transformed by a brilliant but disturbed plastic surgeon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn La piel que habito NERFINISHED
The Skin I Live In NERFINISHED
associatedWith confinement
gender and identity themes
plastic surgery
revenge
countryOfOrigin Spain
creator Pedro Almodóvar NERFINISHED
filmReleaseYear 2011
genre psychological thriller character
hasGender female
hasNarrativeRole identity-transformed character
protagonist
victim
hasPsychologicalComplexity high
hasWorkTitleLanguage Spanish
isCentralCharacterIn The Skin I Live In NERFINISHED
isManipulatedBy a brilliant but disturbed plastic surgeon
isSubjectOf body transformation
identity manipulation
psychological trauma
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
partOf Spanish cinema
themeInvolvement ethics of medical experimentation
power and control
violence and trauma
undergoes forced identity change
radical bodily transformation

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Elena Anaya portrayedCharacter Vera Cruz in The Skin I Live In