Portrait of Tina Modotti

Tina Modotti

Acting

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.

Born: August 16, 1896

Place of Birth: Udine, Italy

Filmography

1983
Frida Kahlo & Tina Modotti

as Self (archive footage)

1921
Riding with Death

as Rosa Carilla