What does “Ser amigo es ser yo mismo con distinto pellejo” mean in Costa Rica?

A true friend is like another self.

Word for word: Being a friend is being myself in a different skin.

How to say it

ser a·mi·go es ser yo mis·mo con dis·tin·to pe·lle·jo

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