Tina Modotti

Known for Acting

Tina Modotti's portrait

Details

Birthday: August 16, 1896

Deathday: January 06, 1942

Place of birth: Udine, Italy

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.