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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Vanessa Thorpe Arts and media correspondent

Frida Kahlo’s husband may have helped her die, reveals Diego Rivera’s grandson

A 1938 self-portrait by Kahlo
A 1938 self-portrait by Frida Kahlo. Photograph: Alamy

People’s love of Frida Kahlo’s vibrant art is matched by fascination with her colourful private life. Now the battle to win greater attention for her talent – above and beyond her extraordinary, painful personal story – faces another potential knock.

A documentary about the Mexican artist is to reveal a secret suspicion that endures within the family of her husband and great love, the renowned muralist Diego Rivera.

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