"We don't want to fall into the trap of a period piece, a magical Mexico, the obvious things. That's already been done. The world they inhabit, at the end of the day, is very carnal, very sensory. It's overflowing with music, drinks, sex and passion."
"The fact that it's a series and not a movie gives us a very broad canvas to break away from what everyone already knows. She was a very funny young woman. She had an incredible sense of humor and was always disruptive, but she grew up in a very particular era, in the shadow of a giant of a man."
Netflix is producing a series about Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera that aims to move beyond their iconic status and explore their complex personal relationship. Directors Patricia Riggen and Gabriel Ripstein want to avoid typical period piece tropes and instead portray their world as carnal, sensory, and filled with music, drinks, sex, and passion. The series targets younger audiences who may only know Kahlo through commercialized merchandise. The production emphasizes Kahlo's humor, disruptive nature, and lack of recognition during her lifetime, while acknowledging how she lived in the shadow of Rivera's fame. The series format allows for deeper exploration beyond conventional narratives already established about these artists.
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