Tina Modotti

Known for

Acting

Gender

Female

Born

August 16, 1896

Age at death

45

Died

January 6, 1942

From

Udine, Italy

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.