Frida died at the relatively-young age of 47, partly due to complications from injuries she suffered in a bus accident at 18 although it caused her a painful life and untimely demise, her lengthy convalescence from the accident also led her to cultivate her painting talent. Frida was also well known for dressing in authentic Mexican costume, and often elaborately braided her hair with bright ribbons and flowers to further demonstrate her affinity for the native peoples and culture of Mexico. Frida and Diego were also influential figures in the early days of Communism, and welcomed Trotsky to Mexico after Stalin exiled him from Russia. They were prominent figures in the Mexican Revolution and also in the renaissance that Mexican arts enjoyed afterwards.
Starring Salma Hayek as the eponymous painter, the cast also includes Alfred Molina as Frida's famous muralist husband, Diego Rivera Geoffrey Rush as Communist icon Leon Trotsky Edward Norton as Nelson Rockefeller Ashley Judd as famed photographer Tina Modotti and Antonio Banderas as Rivera contemporary and fellow muralist David Siqueiros.įrida and Diego were known for their love both for each other and the Mexican people. A big-budget bio-pic of famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, this film boasts an impressive array of name talent portraying well-known historial figures that were important influences on Kahlo's and Rivera's lives.
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