''Frida'' is the original

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, on the Universal label, of the

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- and

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-winning

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'' starring

Salma Hayek Salma Valgarma Hayek Pinault ( , ; ; born September 2, 1966) is a Mexican and American actress and film producer. She began her career in Mexico with starring roles in the telenovela ''Teresa (1989 TV series), Teresa'' (1989–1991) as well a ...

Alfred Molina Alfred Molina (born Alfredo Molina; 24 May 1953) is a British and American actor. He is known for his leading roles and character actor roles on the stage and screen. In a career spanning over five decades he has received a Drama Desk Award ...

Mía Maestro Mía Maestro (born 19 June 1978) is an Argentine actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Nora Martinez in ''The Strain'', as Nadia Santos in the television drama '' Alias'', as Cristina Kahlo in ''Frida'', as Chichina Ferreyra in '' ...

and

Ashley Judd Ashley Tyler Ciminella, known professionally as Ashley Judd (born April 19, 1968), is an American actress and activist. She grew up in a family of performing artists, the daughter of country music singer Naomi Judd and the half-sister of country ...

. The original

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was composed by

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. The soundtrack features

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s by various artists.

The score

The album won both the

and the

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. At the

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it won two awards: "Best Original Soundtrack of the Year" and "Soundtrack Composer of the Year".

Track listing

# Benediction and Dream - Performed by

Lila Downs Ana Lila Downs Sánchez (born 9 September 1968 * *) is a Mexican singer-songwriter. She performs her own compositions and the works of others in multiple genres, as well as tapping into Mexican traditional and popular music. She also incorporat ...

(2:31) # The Floating Bed (1:29) # El Conejo - Performed by Cojolites (2:29) # Paloma Negra - Performed by

Chavela Vargas Chavela Vargas (; born María Isabel Anita Carmen de Jesús Vargas Lizano; 17 April 1919 – 5 August 2012) was a Costa Rican-born Mexican singer. She gained widespread recognition for her distinctive interpretations of Mexican rancheras. Howev ...

(3:17) # Self-Portrait With Hair Down (1:09) # Alcoba Azul - Performed by

(1:36) # Carabina 30/30 - Performed by El Poder Del Norte (2:43) # Solo Tú (1:22) # El Gusto - Performed by Trio Huasteco Caimanes de Tamuin (2:18) # The Journey (2:56) # El Antifaz - Performed by Liberacion, Miguel Galindo, Alejandro Matehuala, Gerardo Garcia (2:28) # The Suicide of Dorothy Hale (0:48) # La Calavera (1:40) # La Bruja - Performed by

and Los Vega (1:57) # Portrait of Lupe (2:13) # La Llorona - Performed by

(2:22) # Estrella Oscura - Performed by

(1:48) # Still Life (1:31) # Viva la Vida - Performed by Trio / Marimberos (2:16) # The Departure (2:13) # Coyoacán and Variations (2:34) # La Llorona - Performed by

& Mariachi Juvenil de Tecalitián (2:20) # Burning Bed (1:08) # Burn It Blue - Performed by

Caetano Veloso Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso (; born 7 August 1942) is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicália, which encompas ...

and

(7:58)

Crew/Credit

*Music Composed by

*Music Produced by Teese Gohl and Elliot Goldenthal *Orchestrated by Elliot Goldenthal and Robert Elhai *Orchestra Conducted by Stephen Mercurio *Recorded and Mixed by Joel Iwataki *Electronic Music Produced by Richard Martinez *Music Editor: Curtis Roush

Certifications and sales

References

External links

Page for the album at Goldenthal's website

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