Tina Modotti

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Aug 16, 1896 (128 years old)
Death date
Jan 06, 1942

Tina Modotti

Known For

Tina Modotti: Dogma and Passion
0h 52m
Movie 2013

Tina Modotti: Dogma and Passion

Tina Modotti was the most important photographer of the twenties from last century in Mexico. Born in Udine in northeastern Italy, at age 16 emigrated, like millions of Italians to America. Ther she worked as a model and actress, but when renowned photographer Edward Weston chose Mexico as his home, Tina learned from him the craft and it was here where she made his photographic work. The crosslinking of art, activism, love and tragedy in her life, are the subjects of this documentary.

Biography

Tina Modotti was an Italian American photographer, model, actor, and revolutionary political activist for the Comintern. She left Italy in 1913 and moved to the USA, where she worked as a model and subsequently as a photographer. In 1922 she moved to Mexico, where she became an active Communist.

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