Frida (2002)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Julie Taymor

Writers (WGA):

Hayden Herrera (book)
Clancy Sigal (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

20 November 2002 (Mexico)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Prepare to be seduced

Plot:

A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work.

Plot Keywords:

One Word Title | Adultery | Atheist | Husband Wife Relationship | Lesbian Interest

Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 28 nominations

Cast

Salma Hayek	...	Frida Kahlo
Mía Maestro	...	Cristina Kahlo (as Mia Maestro)
Amelia Zapata	...	Maid
Alejandro Usigli	...	Professor
Diego Luna	...	Alejandro 'Alex'
Alfred Molina	...	Diego Rivera
Lucia Bravo	...	Auditorium Model
Valeria Golino	...	Lupe Marín
Patricia Reyes Spíndola	...	Matilde Kahlo (as Patricia Reyes Spindola)
Loló Navarro	...	Nanny (as Lolo Navarro)
Roger Rees	...	Guillermo Kahlo
Fermín Martínez	...	Painter on Bus (as Fermin Martinez)
Roberto Medina	...	Dr. Farril
Ashley Judd	...	Tina Modotti
Antonio Banderas	...	David Alfaro Siqueiros
Lila Downs	...	Tango Singer
Martha Claudia Moreno	...	Woman at Wedding
Maria Ines Pintado	...	Woman at Wedding
Aida López	...	Lupe's Maid (as Aida Lopez)
Ivana Sejenovich	...	Chapingo Chapel Model
Diego Espinoza	...	Pulquería Singer
Ehécatl Chávez	...	Drunk Young Man (as Ehecatl Chavez)
Elliot Goldenthal	...	Newsreel Reporter (voice)
Edward Norton	...	Nelson Rockefeller
Saffron Burrows	...	Gracie
Didi Conn	...	Waitress
Julian Sedgwick	...	New York Reporter (as Julian Sedgwik)
William Raymond	...	New York Doctor
Jorge Guerrero	...	Priest at Funeral
Mary Luz Palacio	...	Isolda
Geoffrey Rush	...	Leon Trotsky
Margarita Sanz	...	Natalia Trotskaya
Omar Rodríguez	...	André Breton (as Omar Rodriguez)
Anthony Alvarez	...	Trotsky's Armed Sentry
Enoc Leaño	...	Trotsky's Armed Sentry
Karine Plantadit-Bageot	...	Paris Chanteuse
Chavela Vargas	...	Death 'La Pelona'
Jorge Zepeda	...	Detective
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Benjamín Benítez	...	Carlos (uncredited)
Claudia Frías	...	Maid (uncredited)
Felipe Fulop	...	Jean van Heijenoort (uncredited)
Andrés Montiel	...	Cachucha (uncredited)
Mauricio Osorio	...	Corona (uncredited)
Jorge Valdés García	...	Doctor in Red Cross Hospital (uncredited)
Eszter Zakariás	...	Patron (uncredited)
Antonio Zavala	...	Mercader, Trotsky's Assassin (uncredited)

Directed by
Julie Taymor

Writing credits (WGA)
Hayden Herrera		(book "Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo")
Clancy Sigal		(screenplay) and
Diane Lake		(screenplay) and
Gregory Nava		(screenplay) &
Anna Thomas		(screenplay)

Produced by
Mark Amin	....	executive producer
Lindsay Flickinger	....	producer
Brian Gibson	....	executive producer
Mark Gill	....	executive producer
Sarah Green	....	producer
Nancy Hardin	....	producer
Salma Hayek	....	producer
Jill Sobel Messick	....	executive producer
Margaret Rose Perenchio	....	executive producer
Jay Polstein	....	producer
Ann Ruark	....	co-producer
Amy Slotnick	....	executive producer
Roberto Sneider	....	producer
Lizz Speed	....	producer

Original Music by
Elliot Goldenthal

Cinematography by
Rodrigo Prieto		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Françoise Bonnot

Production Design by
Felipe Fernández del Paso

Art Direction by
Bernardo Trujillo

Set Decoration by
Hania Robledo

Costume Design by
Julie Weiss

Makeup Department
Judy Chin	....	key makeup artist
Myrna Cristerna	....	assistant hair stylist
Beatrice De Alba	....	key hair stylist (as Beatrice D'Alba)
Sylvia Fernández	....	hair stylist (as Silvia Fernandez)
John E. Jackson	....	prosthetic makeup artist (as John Jackson)
Erwin H. Kupitz	....	wig designer (as Erwin Kupitz)
Maryann Marchetti	....	assistant makeup artist
Matthew W. Mungle	....	prosthetic designer (as Matthew Mungle)
Regina Reyes	....	3D body painting
Raúl Sarmiento	....	makeup artist
Richard De Alba	....	hair/makeup intern (uncredited)
Fernando Legarreta	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Ryan McDowell	....	prosthetic makeup technician (uncredited)

Production Management
Rafael Cuervo	....	unit production manager
Jeff Robinson	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Adrian Grunberg	....	first assistant director
A. Hugo Gutierrez Cuellar	....	second second assistant director (as Hugo Gutierrez)
Alyson Latz	....	second assistant director
Peter Thorell	....	key second assistant director
Jack Skeets Gleeson	....	second assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department
Julieta Álvarez	....	assistant set decorator (as Julieta Alvarez Icaza)
Gian Amara	....	assistant art director
Jay Aroesty	....	leadman
Adriana Balvanera	....	artist: Frida and Diego's painting team
Juan Barreto	....	greensman (as Juan Manuel Barreto)
Roberto Bonelli	....	senior set designer
Raymundo Cabrera	....	assistant art director
Luis Canedo	....	swing gang
Alida Castelan	....	art department coordinator
Dionisio Ceballos	....	chief artist: Frida and Diego's painting team
Miguel Cervantes	....	set dresser (as Miguel 'Tyson' Cervantes)
Gabriel Chavez	....	head painter
Gilberto Cortes	....	property master
Pia Corti	....	head sculptor (as Pia Ana Corti)
German Manuel Cruz	....	swing gang
Eduardo De La Rosa	....	head painter
Hector A. Del Moral	....	sculptor
Raúl Del Olmo	....	painter's intern
Alejandro Del Toro	....	artist: Frida and Diego's painting team
Maria E. Franco	....	artist: Frida and Diego's painting team
Arturo Garcia	....	set dresser production assistant
Pablo Martinez Garcia	....	warehouse keeper
Luis Garduño	....	artist: Frida and Diego's painting team
Regina Ginta	....	assistant to art director (as Regina Cinta)
Antonio Godínez	....	assistant property master
Mariano Grimaldo	....	chief artist: Frida and Diego's painting team
Luisa Guala	....	assistant to production designer (as Maria Luisa Guala)
Paolo Guerrero	....	painter's intern
Alejandro Isita	....	artist: Frida and Diego's painting team
Arturo Lazcano	....	artist: Frida and Diego's painting team
Alfonso Lopez	....	construction coordinator (as Alfonso Joel Lopez)
Rafael Mandujano	....	graphic designer
Juan Carlos Manjarrez	....	storyboard artist
Marité Márquez	....	painter's intern
Abraham Martinez	....	construction foreman
Jose Martinez	....	on-set dresser (as Jose A. Martinez)
Ramiro Martinez Landeros	....	assistant property master (as Ramiro Martinez)
Neyla Martinez	....	artist: Frida and Diego's painting team
Raúl Martín	....	second construction head: Grupo America (as Raul Martin)
Heriberto Mayen	....	warehouse keeper
Augustin Martinez Mendez	....	head of department painter
Javier Morales	....	second construction head: Grupo Progreso
Mercedes Moreno	....	set dressing coordinator
Julián Navarro	....	swing gang (as Julian Navarro)
Eugenia Ogarrio	....	lead scenic
Oscar Ojeda	....	artist: Frida and Diego's painting team
Israel Pineda	....	assistant production buyer
Miguel Pineda	....	production buyer
Milton Pineda	....	assistant production buyer
Emilio Portes	....	storyboard artist
Alejandra Quijano	....	prop department coordinator
Raul Ramirez	....	scenographer
Rafael Rodriguez	....	construction head: Grupo America
Joel Romo	....	swing gang
Donna Rubin	....	calligraphy
Jorge Sainz	....	junior set designer (as Jorge Sanz)
Daniel Salgado	....	artist: Frida and Diego's painting team
Victor Salomón	....	artist: Frida and Diego's painting team
Jaime Sánchez	....	construction head: Grupo Progreso (as Jaime Sanchez)
Júlio Trigueros	....	head of section (as Julio Trigueros)
Jose A. Villafanez	....	greens assistant
Pia Corti	....	assistant art decorator (uncredited)
Cristina Ramiro Monroy	....	art department production assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department
Jamie Baker	....	foley editor
Benjamin Cheah	....	foley editor
Laura Civiello	....	dialogue editor
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist
Kenna Doeringer	....	assistant sound editor
Lena Esquenazi	....	additional sound recordist: Mexico (as Lena Esquinazi)
Robert Fernandez	....	sound re-recording mixer
Arnold Finkelstein	....	foley recordist
Thomas Kodros	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
George A. Lara	....	foley recordist (as George Lara)
Blake Leyh	....	sound designer
Blake Leyh	....	supervising sound editor
Debora Lilavois	....	assistant sound editor
Lawrence Manchester	....	additional recordist
Kimberly R. McCord	....	dialogue editor (as Kimberly McCord)
Alejandro Mejia	....	cable puller
Tyron Milner	....	assistant sound editor
Santiago Núñez	....	production sound mixer (as Santiago Nuñez)
Valeria Palomino	....	additional sound recordist: Mexico
Glenfield Payne	....	sound effects editor
Jay Peck	....	foley artist
Jennifer Ralston	....	foley supervisor
Leon Sandoval	....	boom operator
Alex Soto	....	assistant sound editor
Deborah Wallach	....	adr editor
Paul J. Zydel	....	adr mixer (as Paul Zydel)
Jamie Baker	....	foley recordist (uncredited)
George Berndt	....	adr editor (uncredited)
Alex Raspa	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
José Luis Capilla	....	special effects assistant (as Jose Luis Capilla)
Lazaro Cervantes	....	special effects assistant
Víctor Morán	....	special effects assistant (as Victor Manuel Moran)
Carlos Ochoa	....	special effects assistant
Galdino Roberto	....	special effects assistant
Bernabé Rosales	....	special effects assistant (as Barnabe Rosales)
Salvador Servin	....	special effects assistant
Alejandro Vázquez	....	special effects coordinator (as Alejandro Vazquez)

Visual Effects by
Adam Avitabile	....	compositor: LOOK! Effects, Inc.
Jamie Baxter	....	lead artist: Digital Firepower
Eric M. Beaver	....	2D supervisor: LOOK! Effects Inc. (as Eric Beaver)
Peter Borjeson	....	visual effects intern: Amoeba Proteus
Steve Bowen	....	digital color timer: Efilm
Allen Cappuccilli	....	editorial: Efilm
Betty Carney	....	painter: Amoeba Proteus
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals: Efilm
Colin Crowley	....	visual effects intern: Amoeba Proteus
Dany Crusius	....	visual effects coordinator: LOOK! Effects Inc.
Charles Darby	....	visual effects supervisor: Digital Firepower (as Charles D'Arby)
C. Marie Davis	....	executive visual effects producer: CIS Hollywood
Jeremy Dawson	....	visual effects supervisor
Joaquin de la Puente	....	digital film scanning: Film East Effects (as Joaquin De La Puente)
Mark S. Driscoll	....	visual effects producer: LOOK! Effects Inc. (as Mark Driscoll)
Christopher Edwards	....	manager of operations: Efilm (as Chris Edwards)
Bob Eicholz	....	executive in charge of production: Efilm
Fish Essenfeld	....	compositing 2D supervisor: Kleiser-Walczak
Ben Estrada	....	digital color assistant: Efilm
Bill Feightner	....	technical director: Efilm
Henrik Fett	....	visual effects supervisor: LOOK Effects, Inc.
Larry Gaynor	....	digital paint artist: CIS Hollywood
Walter Hart	....	digital effects producer: Film East Effects
Carrie Holecek	....	digital mastering producer: Efilm
Joel Hynek	....	visual effects consultant: Kleiser-Walczak
Joel Hynek	....	visual effects supervisor: Kleiser-Walczak
Bernardo Jasso	....	motion control operator
Kenneth Jones	....	visual effects supervisor: CIS Hollywood (as Dr. Ken Jones)
Ray Lewis	....	digital artist: Amoeba Proteus
John Mall	....	office manager: Amoeba Proteus
Joe Matza	....	executive in charge of production: Efilm
Suzanne Mitus-Uribe	....	senior digital compositor: CIS Hollywood
Crystal Moselle	....	visual effects intern: Amoeba Proteus
Erica Osher	....	visual effects assistant: Amoeba Proteus
Serge Patzak	....	associate visual effects producer: Amoeba Proteus
Eric Person	....	digital artist: Amoeba Proteus
Enrique Ramirez	....	motion control assistant
Rodolfo Ramirez	....	motion control assistant
Jim Rider	....	Inferno compositor: Film East Effects
Luis Rochin	....	motion control operator
Roberto Rochín	....	motion control coordinator
Jeremy N.P. Ross	....	executive producer: Kleiser-Walczak (as Jeremy Ross)
Dan Schrecker	....	visual effects supervisor
Alejandro Serrano	....	motion control assistant
Chris Taft	....	assistant digital color timer: Efilm
Bruno Vilela	....	3D animator: Kleiser-Walczak
Kit Young	....	digital systems manager: CIS Hollywood
John R. Ellis	....	digital cleanup artist (uncredited)
Danny S. Kim	....	compositor (uncredited)
Kim Lavery	....	in house visual effects producer (uncredited)
Thomas Mathai	....	digital cleanup artist (uncredited)
Tefft Smith	....	digital artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Gerardo Albarrán	....	stunt coordinator (as Gerardo Moreno)
Teresa Arteaga	....	stunt performer
Xochitl del Rosario	....	stunt performer
Maria Del Rosario Flores	....	stunt performer
Raúl Gaher	....	stunt performer
Tomás Guzmán	....	stunt performer (as Tomas Guzman)
Raúl López	....	stunt performer (as Raul Lopez Arteaga)
Isidro Mora	....	stunt performer
Juan Emiliano Moreno	....	stunt performer
Karla Moreno	....	stunt performer
Sammy Ortiz	....	stunt performer (as Sammy Ortiz Olivares)
Héctor Tavares	....	stunt performer (as Hector Perseo Tavares)
Arturo Gomez Zamudio	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Benito Aguilar	....	gaffer
Florentino Aguilar	....	electrician: second unit
Alfredo Audel	....	best boy grip
Christian Camacho	....	video playback assistant
Víctor Camacho	....	video playback operator
Roberto Cardenas	....	electrician: second unit
Arturo Castañeda	....	first assistant camera
Saul Dominguez	....	rigging electrician
Manuel García	....	rigging electrician (as Manuel Garcia)
Isaac Gómez	....	grip: second unit
Jesus 'Moroco' Gonzalez	....	rigging gaffer
Jorge Gonzalez	....	electrician: second unit
Jose Gutierrez	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Roberto Gutierrez	....	electrician: second unit
Ricardo Hernandez B.	....	rigging electrician (as Ricardo Hernandez)
Edgar Hurtado	....	second assistant camera
Javier Labastida	....	company grip
Jesus LaBastida	....	key grip
Luis Lara	....	company electrician
Gerardo Manjarrez	....	Steadicam operator
Néstor Martínez	....	electrician: second unit (as Nestor Martinez)
Andrés Medina	....	dolly grip (as Andres Medina)
Noe Muñoz	....	camera loader
Eduardo Oviedo	....	company electrician
Cruz Paredes	....	grip: second unit
Victor Manuel Ramirez	....	company electrician (as Victor Ramirez)
Antonio Riestra	....	director of photography: second unit
Adolfo Rodriguez	....	rigging electrician
Juan Carlos Rodríguez	....	company grip (as Juan Carlos Rodriguez)
Serguei Saldívar Tanaka	....	director of photography: second unit (as Serguei Saldivar Tanaka)
Carlos Sánchez	....	best boy electric (as Carlos Sanchez)
Jose Luis Sanchez	....	company electrician
Peter Sorel	....	still photographer
Mauricio Vega	....	company electrician
Eszter Zakariás	....	assistant still photographer

Animation Department
Stephen Quay	....	animator: hospital puppet sequence (uncredited)
Timothy Quay	....	animator: hospital puppet sequence (uncredited)

Casting Department
Claudia Becker	....	casting: Mexico
Jorge Guerrero	....	extras casting
Sonia Guerrero	....	extras casting coordinator
Francisco Veyro	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
María de Jesús Luna	....	costumer (as Maria De Jesus Luna)
Javier Delgado	....	costumer
Pedro Raúl Flores	....	tailor (as Pedro Raul Flores)
Griselda Garcia	....	cutter/fitter
David Jardon	....	tailor
Fausto Jardon	....	tailor
Brandy Lusvardi	....	costume production assistant: Los Angeles (as Brandy Renfro)
Barbara Marko	....	costumes: Los Angeles
Jose Luis Montero	....	costumer
Mónica Neumaier	....	assistant costume designer (as Monica Neumaier)
Leticia Pichardo	....	costumer
Adolfo Ramírez	....	wardrobe supervisor
Sandra Ramos	....	wardrobe coordinator
Daniel Wolfson	....	costume production assistant: Los Angeles
Ines Zarco	....	costume production assistant: Los Angeles

Editorial Department
Bob Allen	....	associate editor
Matthew E. Goldenberg	....	post-production intern (as Matthew Goldenberg)
Eric Hendricks	....	post-production intern
Erica Hyatt	....	post-production assistant
David Kaldor	....	assistant editor
Pedro Kos	....	post-production assistant
Jesse Rose Moore	....	post-production intern
Edgar Pavon	....	assistant editor
Zeborah Tidwell	....	assistant editor
Kenny Becker	....	color timer (uncredited)
Alex Horwitz	....	post-production assistant: Julie Taymor (uncredited)

Music Department
Ernesto Anaya	....	musician: guitars
Francisco Arenas	....	musician: guitar solo (as Francisco 'Pancho' Arenas)
Sarah Botstein	....	music supervisor
Guty Cárdenas	....	musician: "Cabecita Loca", "Lagrimas" and "Ven Chamaquito"
Emile Charlap	....	music contractor
Emile Charlap	....	music preparation
Poder del Norte	....	musician: "Carabina 30/30"
Robert Elhai	....	orchestrator
Miguel Galindo	....	musician: "El Antifaz"
Gerardo García Segura	....	musician: "El Antifaz" (as Gerardo García)
Carlos Gardel	....	musician: "Soledad"
Matthias Gohl	....	music producer: Gohl/McLaughlin (as Teese Gohl)
Elliot Goldenthal	....	orchestrator
Miguel Guarneros	....	musician: guitars, "La Llorona"
Adolfo Hayes	....	musician: "Lagrimas"
Leonardo Heiblum	....	music producer: Mexico
Fletcher Henderson	....	musician: "Clarinet Marmalade"
Joel Iwataki	....	music mixer
Joel Iwataki	....	music recordist
Winfried Kraus	....	additional music preparer
Jacobo Lieberman	....	music producer: Mexico
Richard Martinez	....	electronic music producer
Alejandro Matehuala	....	musician: "El Antifaz"
Stephen Mercurio	....	conductor
Francisco 'Pancho' Navarro	....	musician: guitar solo
Kathy Nelson	....	music supervisor
Oscar Ramos	....	musician: guitars, "La Llorona"
Curtis Roush	....	music editor
Randy Spendlove	....	executive in charge of music
Los Vega	....	musician: "La Bruja" and "El Cascabel"
Eduardo Vaisman	....	on-stage music recording (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Dante Aguilar	....	transportation coordinator
Ernesto Aguirre	....	driver
Ruben Alcantara	....	driver
Eric Amador	....	driver
Alejandro 'Ronco' Arroyo	....	transportation captain
Eder Alejandro Arroyo Jr.	....	driver
Pablo Berti	....	second transportation assistant
Vincente Cadena	....	driver
Gerardo Castell	....	driver
Jose Castillo	....	driver
Pedro Antonio Castillo	....	driver
José Luis Conde	....	driver (as Jose Luis Conde)
Rafael Contreras	....	driver
Hector Cruz	....	driver
José Cruz	....	driver (as Jose Cruz Garduño)
Jose Luis Curiel	....	driver
Leonardo Davila	....	driver
Ernesto Diaz Mata	....	driver
Roberto Flores	....	driver
Juan E. Galicia	....	driver
Antonio García	....	driver (as Antonio Garcia)
Luis Diaz Gonzalez	....	driver
Mario Granados	....	driver
Gerardo Hernández	....	driver
Pedro Jiménez	....	driver (as Pedro Jimenez)
Edgar 'Chivata' Lezama	....	picture car coordinator
Hilario López	....	driver (as Hilario Lopez)
Carlos Martinez	....	driver
Rene Martinez	....	driver
Manuel Montes de Oca	....	driver (as Manuel Montes De Oca)
Juan Mucino	....	driver
Mariano Mucino	....	driver
Alfredo Nonato	....	driver
Armando Paez	....	driver
Javier Peralta	....	driver
Fernando Pereyra	....	driver
Braulio Piedra	....	driver
Armando Quiroz	....	driver
Claudio Vicente Reyes	....	driver
David Reyes	....	driver
Luis Rivera	....	driver
Nemecio Rodríguez	....	driver (as Nemesio Rodriguez)
Jose P. Soriano	....	driver
Tomás Tapia	....	driver (as Tomas Tapia)
Sergio Terrones	....	driver

Other crew
Gabriel Navarrete Alcaraz	....	legal services: Mexico
Ivonne Alva	....	fiscal accountant
Lucy Amador	....	first assistant accountant
Guinduri Arroyo	....	production runner
Ana Ballesteros	....	caterer
Ana Ballesteros	....	craft service
Brandy Barber	....	production intern
Steve Beeson	....	accounting supervisor
Ivan Bess	....	assistant: Ms. Green
Michele Boudreau	....	production accountant
Alejandra Cárdenas	....	assistant: Ms. Green (as Alexandra Cardenas)
Luis B. Carranco	....	location assistant (as Luis Carranco)
Roberto Castellanos	....	stand-in
Jules Cazedessus	....	coordinator: Ms. Taymor and Mr. Goldenthal
Jo Claudio	....	dialect coach
Carolina Cortes	....	production assistant
Jen Cox	....	post-production accountant
Carmen De La Rosa	....	production assistant (as Carmen De Los Rosa)
Javier Del Rio	....	location assistant
Janna DeLury	....	script supervisor (as Janna Delury)
Kira Dominguez	....	production assistant
Joy Ellison	....	dialect coach
Lauda Flores	....	assistant: Ms. Hayek
David Fortier