Born: July 6, 1907, Coyoacán, Mexico in what is called “the Blue House” her parents built three years earlier

Birth name: Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón

Dropping Years & Letters: Frida dropped the “e” in her name, as well as three years to concide the date of the Mexican Revolution

Parents: Matilde Calderón y Gonzalez, Guillermo Kahlo

Age Six: in 1913 she developed polio, damaging right leg

1922, Age 15: Kahlo witnessed Diego Rivera creating a mural titled “Creation” which sparked her interest in art

Early Life