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What Mexican created paintings that are mostly self-portraits, reflecting her physical and emotional suffering?
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Who is Mexico's best-known fiction writer? Critics praise his imaginative and complex narratives that reflect a keen intellectual awareness of history and the workings of power.
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Who was a Mexican painter famous for his vigorous and colorful murals on political themes? Many of his murals deal with Mexican and Latin American history.
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What famous mural artist became a controversial figure because of his radical political beliefs and his attacks on the church and clergy?
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Who was one of the most important influences on the musical life of Mexico in the 1900's? Several of his compositions use native Mexican folk instruments.
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Who was the first Mexican author to receive the Nobel Prize for literature? He won the prize in 1990 for his poetry and essays.
