Birth Name: Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez
Occupation: Painter
Place Of Birth: Guanajuato
Date Of Birth: December 8, 1886
Date Of Death: November 24, 1957
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Multiracial
Nationality: Mexican
Diego Rivera was born on the 8th of December, 1886. He was popular for being a Painter. Painter associated with the Mexican Mural Movement. He became well known for his frescoes, paintings, and monumental political murals. He painted murals in Mexico City, Chapingo, Cuernavaca, San Francisco, Detroit, and New York City from 1922 until 1953.
Diego Rivera was born in Guanajuato. He came under the influence of such cubism painters as Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, practicing the style from 1913 until 1917. He then embraced post-impressionism after coming under the influence of Paul Cezanne in 1917. His famous mural, History of Mexico, depicted 17 revolutionary figures and was painted on a wall in the courtyard of Mexico City’s Palacio Nacional.
Diego Rivera was a Sagittarius and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
Diego Rivera was born in 1880s.
Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
Education
Diego’s Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez attended San Carlos Academy.
Family
Diego Rivera’s mother’s name is unknown at this time and his father’s name is under review. We will continue to update information on Diego Rivera’s parents.
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Personal Life
Like many famous people and celebrities, Diego Rivera kept his personal life private. Once more details are available, we will update this section.
Diego Rivera was born in the Year of the Dog.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez |
| NICKNAME: | Diego Rivera |
| RELIGION: | Atheist |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Sagittarius |
| BIRTH DAY: | Wednesday |
| DEATH DAY: | Sunday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Diego Rivera was a Sagittarius. People of this zodiac sign like freedom, travel, philosophy, being outdoors and dislike clingy people, constrained, off-the-wall theories. The strengths of this sign are being generous, idealistic, sense of humor, while weaknesses can be to promise more than can deliver, impatient and say anything no matter how undiplomatic. The greatest overall compatibility with Sagittarius is Gemini and Aries.
Chinese Zodiac: Diego Rivera was born in the Year of the Serpent. People born under this sign are fiercely loyal and can always keep a secret. They're not afraid of the hardships in life, but they also tend to worry too much sometimes.
Ruling Planet: Diego Rivera had a ruling planet of Jupiter and has a ruling planet of Jupiter and by astrological associations Thursday is ruled by Jupiter. This planet represents abundance, prosperity and the principle of expansion. People who are born with Jupirer as the ruling planet are optimistic and have a big appetite for life.
Diego Rivera’s birth sign is Sagittarius and he had a ruling planet of Jupiter.
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