Letter from Frida Kahlo to her mother Matilde Calderón de Kahlo, February 12, 1931 Letter from Frida Kahlo to her mother Matilde Calderón de Kahlo, February 12, 1931 (page 4 of 4)

Mamacita chula, be sure to do what I’ve asked you to do. Take good care of yourself. Don’t stay alone for long periods of time and be sure to go out and have fun on Sundays, even if it’s only at the grubby little movie house in town. Otherwise you’ll get too bored.

Or, one Sunday, take Papá to Cuernavaca. It costs two pesos to get there and two to get back. A special car would cost ten, but then Cristi, la nenita, and one other person could go along. Cristi knows where the buses depart. You could leave in the morning and return in the afternoon. Tell Kitty that Gonzalez could take you. I’ll send you the fares so at least you can see Diego’s paintings33 in Cortez’s Palace.

Well, my Linda, I’m sending you millions of kisses and my enormous affection. I’m sending the same to Papá, Kitty, and la nenita. The girl in the picture you sent me looks a little like me and a little like Cristi, don’t you think? Take some photographs of the little newborn baldies so we can begin to know them.

Take good care of yourself and, meanwhile, your –Frieducha– sends you a million kisses.