Diego Rivera Childhood

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The Spanish influencer I chose is Diego Rivera, a famous Mexican painter, who was inspired by the Mexican Revolution (1914-1915) and the Russian Revolution (1917). Diego Rivera was born in Guanajuato, Mexico on December 8th, 1886. His father and his mother were both teachers, and they both supported his dream of becoming an artist at young age. He had a twin brother, but he died at the age of 2. In 1897 Diego went to the San Carlos of Fine Arts in Mexico City, but because of his protest against reelected president Porfirio Diaz, Diego Rivera was expelled. Diego Rivera married 5 times throughout his life and had 4 children; one of his most famous marriages was to Frida Kahlo, a fellow painter, they were married for 10 years before they got

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