Tina Modotti

(1896-1942)

Italian-born photographer and actress, active in the USA and Mexico

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Tina Modotti (August 16 (or 17) 1896 – January 5, 1942) 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.

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Born	Assunta Adelaide Luigia Modotti Mondini 17 August 1896 Udine, Friuli, Italy
Died	5 January 1942 (aged 45) Mexico City
Zodiac	Leo
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