The art and life of Frida Kahlo have become the focus of intense admiration in the last ten years, especially following the publication of Hayden Herrera's biography. Two films and a documentary have been made of her life. Kahlo was a woman of extreme magnetism and originality, an artist whose sensual vibrancy came straight from her own experiences; her childhood near Mexico City during the Mexican Revolution; her association through her husband Diego Rivera with the Communist party; her absorption in Mexican folklore and culture; and her dramatic love of spectacle.