MEETING FRIDA AND DIEGO

Meeting Point

To be arranged

Teatro Insurgentes

Our tour begins as we drive along the Insurgentes Av, stopping at the Insurgentes Theatre to see Diego´s multicolored tile mural. Covering 550 m2 , and completed in 1953 to decorate the façade of the Theatre projected by Mexican architect. Alejandro PrietoWe will identify political historical characters and ludic actors as we recall William Shakespeare phrase after all "The world is a stage, and all men and women are mere actors."

Ciudad Universitaria ( College City Campus)at UNAM

ANAHUACALLI

On the old town of San Pedro Tepetlapa. The Ananhaucalli was Rivera's project with a clear inspired Toltec-Mayan architectural tradition. Built with black lava and gray tezontle stones , the Anahuacalli was intended to accommodate Rivera´s collection of pre-Hispanic archeological objects. Today along with this collection we can find preparatory drawings for his murals, and other memorabilia. As we finish we will drive to San Angel as we head to Diego’s Rivera House and Studio.

DIEGO RIVERA´S HOUSE AND STUDIO

The house is located in one of Mexico´s traditional XIX century suburbs on what was the pre hispanic of Tenanitla, in Coyoacan . It was here that in 1931 Rivera asked the architect Juan O´Gorman to design a house for Frida and him The house was one of the first examples of functionalist architecture in Mexico. It was inhabited by Frida and Diego, for six years here Frida painted some of her works as she progressed as an artist in the difficult national and international scene. In the same way Diego produced during the next 23 years more than 3000 paintings famous .

COYOCAN

Following both Diego and Frida´s footsteps we drive to their beloved Coyoacan one of the oldest settlements in the Valley of Mexico, where Cortez built his first house after the conquest, its cobbled stone streets welcome us flanked by beautiful residences as we advance to the Parque Centenario and Jardin Hidalgo with its distinctive mid XVI century Church dedicated to San John the Baptist , we will walk its streets as we head to a well-deserved break for lunch taking advantage of the incredible culinary offer of both traditional an international awaits us , make your pick or allow us to anticipate a reservation

FRIDA KAHLO BLUE HOUSE

we will allow our imagination to fly , to meet Frida as girl, playing in the patio and garden of the house built by then well-known photographer Guillermo Kahlo and his wife Matilde Calderon, Frida´s parents . Inside its walls a young Frida, filled with avantgarde thoughts struggle to overcome the consequences of polio. It was here that her high school friends joined her in a group self-called “los Cachuchos”.On September 17, 1925 18 year old Frida suffered an accident while riding in a bus, the event marked her life breaking her as a twig but brought up the artist inside her. As we look at her work we will discover Frida the woman expressing her feeling into colors telling her life story both in painting and writings. We will hear, a loving and tender Diego calling her from the garden. It was the Blue house a nest to this hearts that coincided in a dance of space and time. If we are attentive we can still hear them laughing, as we exit into the streets.

BACK HOME

Gone are the sunrise , the canvases, brushes colors and aromas, ahead our sunset as we begin our return to conclude this day of encounters and farewells.

Ending Point

To be arranged