Eva Duarte de Perón
Date of birth: 1919-05-07
Place of birth: Los Toldos [now General Viamonte], Buenos Aires, Argentina
Known for: Acting
Also known as: María Eva Ibarguren, Evita, Santa Evita, María Eva Duarte, Evita Perón, Eva Duarte
Biography
Eva María Duarte de Perón (1919-1952) was an Argentine actress and political leader, the wife of Argentine President Juan Perón and First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her early death. She is usually referred to as Eva Perón or Evita. Juan Perón was elected President of Argentina in 1946; during the next 6 years, Eva Perón became powerful within the pro-Peronist trade unions, primarily for speaking on behalf of labor rights. She also ran the Ministries of Labor and Health, founded and ran the charitable Eva Perón Foundation, championed women's suffrage in Argentina, and founded and ran the nation's first large-scale female political party, the Female Peronist Party. In 1951, Eva Perón announced her candidacy for the Peronist nomination for the office of Vice President of Argentina, receiving great support from the Peronist political base, low-income and working-class Argentines who were referred to as descamisados or "shirtless ones". However, opposition from the nation's military and bourgeoisie, coupled with her declining health, ultimately forced her to withdraw her candidacy. In 1952, shortly before her death from cancer at 33, Eva Perón was given the title of "Spiritual Leader of the Nation" by the Argentine Congress. She was given a state funeral upon her death, a prerogative generally reserved for heads of state.
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The Charge of the Brave
1940-07-12
It takes place in 1827, in Carmen de Patagones, in the context of the confrontation between the mili
Evita: A Grave Without Peace
1997-06-22
The secret story of Evita Peron's dead body.
Evita
2008-04-06
A few have tried to play the role in the theater and in the movies, but only one has succeeded thus
The Prodigal Woman
1945-08-16
The story of Julia, a beautiful woman of licentious life who one day reconsiders and decides to use
La cabalgata del circo
1945-05-30
The lives, loves and vicissitudes of a group of circus performers in the Argentine Pampas around the
Comandante
2003-02-14
Oliver Stone spends three days filming with Fidel Castro in Cuba, discussing an array of subjects wi
Looking for Buenos Aires
2012-12-25
Eric Cantona went to Buenos Aires to figure out the sports and social issues behind the rivalry betw
A Bride in Trouble
1942-03-10
A young woman interrupts her honeymoon with a pharmacist to search for the mysterious donor of a val
Jornal Português (1938-1951)
2015-12-14
The newsreel series Jornal Português (1938-1951) was produced for the Secretariat of National Propag
The Most Dangerous Man in Europe: Otto Skorzeny's After War
2020-01-29
Waffen-SS officer Otto Skorzeny (1908-75) became famous for his participation in daring military act
The Unhappiest Man in Town
1941-03-19
A shy man marries the daughter of a local warlord, works as a municipal chief of staff, witnesses nu
Seconds Out!
1937-08-04
An office worker must replace a twin brother who is a boxer.
The Lost Republic
1983-08-24
This documentary follows the events of the recient history of Argentina, especially from 1930 to 197
Songs for After a War
1976-02-09
A particular reading of the hard years of famine, repression and censorship after the massacre of th
Eva Perón inmortal
1952-01-01
Short documentary about Eva Perón produced by the Secretary of Press and Diffusion of the Presidency
Los Eternos
2024-12-05
Perón, Symphony of Feeling
1999-01-01
The documentary deals on the life and achievements of Juan Domingo Perón and his governments, the ke