Brigitte Bardot has died at 91, closing the life of one of the most influential and polarizing figures of 20th century popular culture. While her legacy is often anchored to Paris, Saint-Tropez, and the sexual revolution of postwar Europe, one of the most decisive chapters of her story unfolded far from France. It happened in Mexico in 1965, during the filming of Viva María!, the movie Bardot later acknowledged as one of the few moments when she felt free from the image that imprisoned her.
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