Frida Kahlo: Los Grandes Mexicanos

by Frida Kahlo

The condensed version of the life of Frida Kahlo

Paperback

First published November 1, 2004

About the author

Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo Calderón was a Mexican painter, who has achieved great international popularity. She painted using vibrant colors in a style that was influenced by indigenous cultures of México as well as by European influences that include Realism, Symbolism, and Surrealism. Many of her works are self-portraits that symbolically express her own pain and sexuality.

In 1929 Kahlo married the Mexican muralist Diego Rivera. They shared political views, and he encouraged her artistic endeavors. Although she has long been recognized as an important painter, public awareness of her work has become more widespread since the 1970. Her "Blue" house in Coyoacán, México City is a museum, donated by Diego Rivera upon his death in 1957.

Reviews

[Jesús Enrique · Rating 5 out of 5]

desde hace mucho tiempo me ha llamado la atención Frida, pero jamás me puse a conocer su historia, leía cosas muy vagas o solo conocía sus cuadros más famosos, y aunque ciertamente este libro no es una biografía muy completa, te cuenta cosas muy interesantes sobre la vida de esta pintora y que es perfecta para gente que no sabe casi nada sobre ella, me gustó mucho y tiene fotos de las pinturas y te explica un poco el significado de estas, lo amé

[Arteaga Daniela · Rating 3 out of 5]

Es bueno. Y muy parecido a la película.
Pero para mí pasa sin pena ni gloria... Nunca lo volveré a leer.