Frida Kahlo's distinct image and iconic paintings are omnipresent art symbols recognizable by most people even 70 years after her death, creating a false sense that everything there is to say about ...

The film chronicles the life of Frida Kahlo, beginning as a schoolgirl almost painful to watch with her abundance of vivacity. Earthy in her sexuality, unashamed of her opinions, she apparently began ...

There’s no doubt that Frida was a definitive passion project for Salma Hayek. The actress spent eight years developing the 2002 biopic of famed Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (released in theaters 20 ...

At the Harry Ransom Center in Austin, Texas, lies a portrait of a young woman positioned in front of lush jungle foliage. Her raven hair is piled high in an elaborately braided style adorned with ...

Carla Gutierrez is known in the documentary community for her work as a film editor. She was behind Oscar nominated docs “RBG” and “La Corona” as well as Emmy winner “Julia.” But in 2022, after two ...

An animated film telling the story of the life and work of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo finally has a director. Lupus Films and Universal Content Group signed British actress and director Paloma Baeza ...

Actor Salma Hayek featured in many critically acclaimed pictures to achieve her status as an A-List star. But she was given an offensive reason as to why she’d never end up being cast in one of her ...

MEXICO CITY — Frida-mania--the cult and the industry--may soon get a second wind. Hollywood is finally making a movie on the tortured, colorful life of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo after a decade of ...

Frida Kahlo — with her elegant braided updo, opulent jewelry and vibrant garment collection — poured her heart into each painting and drawing in her magnificent body of work. With an insatiable desire ...

Director Carla Gutierrez on intentionally crafting a documentary about the artist that engages with her writing and her art in revelatory ways. “We knew that it was a bold decision,” Gutierrez told ...

Never before has the extraordinary life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo been framed in relation to the full spectrum of the historical and cultural influences that shaped her. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ...