Question 515: FREED At last

__X__  was born  in 1907 Coyoacán, Mexico, the third of four children. At the age of 6, __X__ contracted polio and potentially suffered from several other conditions.  Later in __X’s__ life (s)he claimed to be born in 1910 in order to be better associated with ____________.  O n the 17^th of September, 1925, __X__ was part of a horrific accident between the bus (s)he was in and a trolley. The accident resulted in damage to  __X’s___ spinal column,collarbone , ribs, pelvis , caused eleven fractures in the right leg, and led to a dislocated shoulder, not to mention a whole lot else.

Despite __X’s__ recovery, (s)he suffered from several painful relapses through the course of his/her life and had to undergo as many as 35 operations due to the accident. As a result of the accident, __X__ turned his/her attention to painting, seemingly as a form of escape. __X’s __ paintings did not receive wide public recognition until much after his/her death.
__X’s__ paintings were predominantly self portraits which mainly expressed the physical and psychological anguish experienced by __X__. The paintings have often been described as surrealist.
__X__  died on 13^th July, 1954 at the age of 47. A few days before,  X had written in his/her diary, “I hope the exit is joyful — and I hope never to return — __X__”.

                                                             Y 

Now what I want you to do is, identify X.
Also, identify Y. I hope that picture suits your fancy. If it doesn’t, fret not. I’m sure you have worse things to worry about anyway. Heh.
Lastly, give me the connection between X and Y.



Answer:

X - Frida Kahlo
Y - Salma Hayek
Hayek played the role of Frida in the 2002 movie of the same name.

Sitter, I know. That was the idea.