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Pedro Camacho

'Frida' Director Carla Gutiérrez: 'We Wanted Frida to Tell Her Story in Her Own Words'

Promotional image from Carla Gutierrez's Frida (Credit: Promotional image from Carla Gutierrez's Frida)

Even if you don't know much about Frida Kahlo, you probably somehow know of Frida Kahlo. Hers is probably one of the most recognizable faces in the world, simultaneously being an icon for the art world, the fashion world, feminism and LGBTQ rights, just to name a few. She got the Hollywood-biopic treatment, she was a character in COCO. Heck, she even became a Barbie doll at one point. So you might be inclined to think that, 70 years after her death, there's little to nothing new to be said about such a popular figure.

But Peruvian filmmaker Carla Gutiérrez wants to prove you wrong.

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