New Frida Kahlo TV series explores her extraordinary life
<p dir="ltr">The extraordinary life and career of Frida Kahlo is set to be immortalised in a new scripted television series, according to reports from <a href="https://variety.com/2022/tv/global/frida-kahlo-btf-media-tv-series-1235265022/">Variety</a>. </p>
<p dir="ltr">The artist’s estate is teaming up with Miami-based BTF Media to produce a drama series about the life and influential work of the Mexican artist. </p>
<p dir="ltr">The goal is “to present a unique perspective based on what her family knows about her and show how she really lived her life,” the painter’s grandniece, Mara Romeo Kahlo, said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The self-taught painter was plagued by physical and psychological pain throughout her life, which she channelled into her self-searing portraits. </p>
<p dir="ltr">“Frida was known for her colourful self-portraits. Her self-portraits had different themes, such as her identity, her human body, and death. She was considered a hero to many because she did not allow society to get to her,” BTF Media cofounder Ricardo Coeto said in a statement. “Instead, she used her struggles as her strength.” </p>
<p dir="ltr">The artist’s life has been the inspiration for many multiple creative depictions in the past, ncluding the films <em>Frida, naturaleza viva</em> (1983), <em>Frida Kahlo: A Ribbon Around a Bomb</em> (1992), a slew of documentaries, and the Oscar-winning biopic <em>Frida</em> (2002), starring Salma Hayek, which was based on the 1983 biography by Hayden Herrera.</p>
<p dir="ltr">No further details have been made available on the upcoming series from BTF, with no word about when filming will commence or if the production has been cast. </p>
<p dir="ltr"><em>Image credits: Getty Images</em></p>
