The Skin I Live In

Rebeca's husband was once the great love of her mother, the diva "Becky del Páramo". When he is murdered, mother and daughter meet again. The judge handling the case is a drag-queen at night who imitates Becky.

A man writes, lives and loves in darkness. Fourteen years ago, he suffered along with his love, Lena, a terrible car accident that left him blind. This man now uses two names, Harry Caine, pseudonym under which he signs his literary works, and Mateo Blanco, his real name, which he uses to sign the movies he directs. Now that he is blind, he gets along thanks to the help of his production director, Judit García, and her son, Diego, who works for Harry as a secretary and guide.

Three generations of women survive the east wind, fire, insanity, superstition and even death through their generosity, lies and boundless vitality. They are Raimunda, who is married to an unemployed laborer and has a teenage daughter; Sole, her sister, who makes a living as a hairdresser; and the mother of both, who died in a fire along with her husband. The mother appears to the two sisters, as she has some unresolved matters with Raimunda and her neighbor in the village, Agustina