Frida

Duration: 2 hours, 3 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 28^th Jul 2008, 23:05 on BBC One WalesLatest broadcast: Fri 1^st Jun 2012, 23:50 on BBC Two England

Biopic of the bold and controversial life of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (Salma Hayek), whose forward-thinking artistic, political and sexual attitudes made her a cult figure. Show more

Contributors

Director:: Julie Taymor
Frida Kahlo:: Salma Hayek
Diego Rivera:: Alfred Molina
David Alfaro Siqueiros:: Antonio Banderas
Lupe Marin:: Valeria Golino
Tina Modotti:: Ashley Judd
Cristina Kahlo:: Mia Maestro
Nelson Rockefeller:: Edward Norton
Leon Trotsky:: Geoffrey Rush
Alejandro 'Alex':: Diego Luna
Professor:: Alejandro Usigli
Gracie:: Saffron Burrows
Nanny:: Lolo Navarro
Guillermo Kahlo:: Roger Rees
Tango Singer:: Lila Downs
Matilde Kahlo:: Patricia Reyes Spindola
Waitress:: Didi Conn
Natalia Trotskaya:: Margarita Sanz
André Breton:: Omar Rodriguez
Writer:: Clancy Sigal
Writer:: Diane Lake
Writer:: Gregory Nava
Writer:: Anna Thomas
Producer:: Lindsay Flickinger
Producer:: Sarah Green
Producer:: Nancy Hardin
Producer:: Salma Hayek
Composer:: Elliot Goldenthal
Director of photography:: Rodrigo Prieto

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Source: BBC Online

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Contributors

Presenter:: Matthew Sweet
Interviewed Guest:: Clancy Sigal
Interviewed Guest:: Catherine Wheatley
Interviewed Guest:: Larushka Ivan-Zadeh
Interviewed Guest:: Dennis Bartok
Interviewed Guest:: Jeff Joseph
Producer:: Craig Templeton Smith

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