The Making and Breaking
When an accident changes Frida's life, she channels pain and heartache into a new passion: painting. She meets Diego Rivera and her creative and romantic dreams begin to take shape.
Biographer Martha Zamora describes Frida's rebellious schooldays, where she falls in with the boys and meets Diego Rivera, a superstar artist who will go on to change her life.
But in 1925, a tragic accident thwarts Frida's ambition of becoming a doctor. Left facing a life of pain and injury, she channels this pain and uses it as the catalyst for her artistic career.
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Who was Frida Kahlo really?
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Director | Louise Lockwood |
| Producer | Becky Marshall |
| Executive Producer | Nancy Bornat |
| Executive Producer | Mark Hedgecoe |
| Executive Producer | James Rogan |
| Executive Producer | Soleta Rogan |
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