Jaziel

jewelry in Mexico City, which was owned by friends who also immigrated from Germany.

Guillermo Kahlo married Maria Cárdena (they had three daughters, the second died a few days after her birth and Maria herself died after the birth of her third daughter leaving Guillermo alone with her two daughters, Maria Luisa and Margarita.)

The same night that Maria passed away, Guillermo asked for the hand of Frida's mother, Matilde Calderón, who also worked in jewelry.

1898

Guillermo Kahlo married Frida's mother, Matilde Calderón y Gonzáles, a Mexican of Spanish / Indigenous origin.

[Matilde later confessed to Frida that she did not love Guillermo; Only married Guillermo because he was German and reminded him of a previous boyfriend who had committed suicide. The two young daughters of Guillermo, of their previous marriage, were sent to a convent to be educated there. Guillermo learned the art of photography from Matilde's father, Antonio Calderón, and became a professional photographer.]

1907

One rainy morning, at 8:30 on July 6, Magdalena Carmen Frieda Calderón was born in Casa Azul, in Coyoacán, Mexico.

Frida's grandmother officially registered the birth of Frida in the Office of the Civil Registry, noting her address as the birthplace instead of the Blue House.

Frida's mother was too sick to care for or feed her newborn daughter. Frida was suckled by an Indian nurse contracted by the Kahlo.