After all, I am a mom who drinks (even tho I shouldn't) and swears (altho I try to keep it to a minimum). That said, Moms Who Drink and Swear in the long-form lacks the charm of the short, Chicago Tribune column version.
Frida Kahlo was born on July 6, 1907 in the house of her parents, known as La Casa Azul (The Blue House), in CoyoacÃ¡n. At the time, it was a small town on the outskirts of Mexico City.
On the very night of Maria's death, Guillermo asked for the hand of Frida's mother, Matilde Calderon, a coworker at the jewelry store. 1898. Guillermo Kahlo marries Frida's mother, Matilde Calderon y Gonzales, a native born Mexican of Spanish/Indian descent. [Matilde later confesses to Frida that she did not love Guillermo. She only married Guillermo because he was German and reminded her of a previous young lover who had killed himself.