More than six decades after her death, Mexican painter Frida Kahlo remains a spellbinding figure. The renowned artist, known for her raw and mysterious self-portraits, has inspired generations of women with her feminist views, folkloric fashion and passionate lifestyle.
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- Her home in Mexico City is now a museum. Her colorful blue house, located in the chic and artsy Coyoacán neighborhood, retains many of her personal belongings, including her furniture, clothing, jewelry, photographs, many paintings and journals. She passed away there in 1954 of a pulmonary embolism, and many who visit the museum claim they feel Kahlo’s spirit.
- Salma Hayek played the artist in herbiopic.Hayek’s role in the filmFridascored the actress aBest Actress Oscar nomination in 2003. “What I respond to with Frida is her courage to be unique; her courage to be different,” Hayek toldThe Guardian.“She lived her life exactly as she wanted and never apologized.”
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- Her love for her husband knew no bounds. Their marriage was filled with ups and downs. They got married in 1929, divorced in 1940, and then remarried that year. It’s been reported that Rivera had various affairs throughout their relationship, including a secret romance with Frida’s younger sister Cristina. Regardless, the couple shared a powerful and unbreakable bond. “Diego was everything; my child, my lover, my universe,” Frida said.
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source: people.com
