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Kahlo (de Rivera)

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biographical name Kah·lo (de Ri·ve·ra) \ˈkä-lō-thā-ri-ˈver-ə\

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Frida 1907–1954 née Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón Mexican painter

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