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Also Known As Diego María Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez
Born December 8, 1886 • Guanajuato • Mexico
Died November 25, 1957 (aged 70) • Mexico City • Mexico
Notable Works “Creation” • “Man, Controller of the Universe” • “Man at the Crossroads” • “Sueño de una tarde dominical en la Alameda Central” • “The History of Mexico”
Notable Family Members spouse Frida Kahlo

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