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Becoming Frida Kahlo

Frida and Cristina

Season 1 Episode 2 | 1m 31s

Diego Rivera depicts Frida Kahlo and her sister Cristina in his mural “The Present and Future of Mexico,” representing class conflict in their homeland. Historians John Lear and Celia Stahr, and Cristina Kahlo, Frida’s great-niece, discuss the painting’s significance in Frida Kahlo’s life.

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