Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo was born

Jul 6, 1907

Frida Kahlo was born on July 6 1907 in Coyoacan Mexico.

Frida´s accident

Sep 17, 1925

On September 17 of 1925, Frida and her boyfriend Alejandro were returning to their homes on a bus. The bus had a collision and Frida got injured. Broken pelvis and damages on the spine were caused.

Frida´s wedding

Aug 21, 1929

Frida got married to Diego Rivera, he was an artist. There was a big age difference. They met in 1922 while he was painting "La creacion" on La Escuela Nacional. Their wedding occurred on August 21, 1929.

Frida´s divorce

Nov 6, 1939

After 10 years of marriage Frida and Diego Rivera divorce. They struggled a lot due to infidelity. This event gave both a lot of inspiration for future works.

Frida Kahlo New York Operation

1946

In 1946, Frida went through a medical procedure in New York. Her health state was very bad, since then she had to use many drugs and painkillers.

Frida wins Prize

1946

In September of 1946, Frida won the National Prize of Arts and Science.

Frida´s death

Jul 13, 1954

Frida died on July 13 of 1954. The cause was a pulmonary embolism. But it is thought it was a suicide.