Netflix is working up a scripted series about Mexican artist and cultural icon Frida Kahlo and her husband and fellow artist Diego Rivera. The streamer said the drama will show how the couple’s love, betrayals and artistic work were shaped by the political and social atmosphere of the time.
Patricia Riggen and Gabriel Ripstein will share directing duties. Mónica Lozano of Alebrije Producciones is producing.
The series will be an adaptation of French novelist Claire Berest’s book about Kahlo, which traced her story and that of her relationship with Rivera. María Renée Prudencio will be head writer on the streaming series, which does not yet have a name.
Timelines are not yet clear with Netflix announcing the project today and simply stating it is in development. The topline shared with media about the show reads: “It tells the story of a woman who refuses to be
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