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I never knew I was a surrealist till Andre Breton came to Mexico and told me I was.

Frida Kahlo

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Frida Kahlo
Age: 47 †
Born: 1907
Born: July 6
Died: 1954
Died: July 13
Biographer
Engraver
Painter
Writer
Mexico City
Mexico
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Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderon
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