Illustrator Tyto Alba Explores Frida Kahlo's Relationship with Chavela Vargas Juliana Barrera - VOXXI
go to original December 10, 2014

Trailer de la novela gráfica La Casa Azul. (Maliboo)

CASA AZUL by Tyto Alba Check it out on Amazon.com

Spanish illustrator Tyto Alba explores Frida Kahlo’s personal life and her relationship with Mexican singer Chavela Vargas in the graphic novel “The Blue House.”

The title of the graphic novel (a novel illustrated in the style of comics) is a reference to her parents’ home, which was known as “La Casa Azul.” The book was narrated by Chavela, talking about experiences and shared memories between both, the Mexican artist and the recognized singer who passed in 2012.

It was long rumored that Kahlo and Vargas engaged in a bisexual romantic affair. In 2009, the Los Angeles Times reported that a diary purportedly belonging to Kahlo described the painter’s intense attraction to the singer.

The author revealed that his decision to choose Vargas as the narrator of “La casa azul,” occurred after he observed inconsistencies in the statements the late singer made about her stay in Kahlo’s home.

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