Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Happy Birthday Frida Kahlo; A tragic life reflected through her art

Frida Kahlo was born on July 6, 1907, in Coyoacán, in the house that is now the Casa Azul museum in Mexico City, which became a landmark in the area that saw the emergence of one of the most representative artists in Mexico.

A life full of tragedies yet very talented is what you think about when talking about Kahlo, who became an icon and reference of feminism in Mexico, disability, art, and even sexual liberation.

At the age of six, Frida suffered the first blow of her life. She contracted polio and was . . .

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