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From Chavela to Frida: Loving from the Margins

2012; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 59; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/00918369.2012.712818

ISSN

1540-3602

Autores

Sofía Ruiz-Alfaro,

Tópico(s)

Latin American and Latino Studies

Resumo

This article analyzes the portrayal of lesbian desire in the case of two of the most renowned icons of contemporary Mexican and Latino popular culture: singer Chavela Vargas (1919-2012) and painter Frida Kahlo (1910-1954). This article explores the intertextual dialogue between two texts that deal with the construction of Kahlo's persona and sexuality: Chavela's memoir, titled Y si quieres saber de mi pasado (2002), and the film Frida (2001), directed by Julie Taymor. Fundamental to this study is Chavela Vargas' lesbian subject position in both texts and the consequences and implications her location has in representing lesbian homoerotics and desire.

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