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Becoming Frida Kahlo

A Star Is Born

Season 1 Episode 3 | 56m 00s

Explore Frida Kahlo’s life including her affair with Leon Trotsky, her trip to Paris on the eve of WWII with surrealist pioneer Andre Breton, and her return to Mexico where she divorces and then remarries husband Diego Rivera before her death.

Aired: 10/02/23 | Expires: 07/30/24
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Frida Kahlo faces the ultimate betrayal from those closest to her.
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