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Eva Perón

Eva María Duarte de Perón was an Argentine actress and political leader, the wife of Argentine President Juan Perón and First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952. 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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Born:
May 5, 1919 In Los Toldos [now General Viamonte], Buenos Aires, Argentina
Movie/TV Credits:
8
First Appeared:
In the movie Una novia en apuros 1942-03-10
Latest Project:
Movie The Most Dangerous Man in Europe: Otto Skorzeny's After War 2020-01-29
Known For
Poster of The Most Dangerous Man in Europe: Otto Skorzeny's After War
Poster of The Prodigal Woman
Poster of La cabalgata del circo
Poster of Una novia en apuros
Filmography
Movie The Most Dangerous Man in Europe: Otto Skorzeny's After War Herself - Politician (archive footage) 2020-01-29
Movie Looking for Buenos Aires Herself (archive footage) 2012-12-25
Movie Jornal Português (1938-1951) Herself (archive footage) 2005-12-12
Movie Comandante Herself (archive footage) 2003-02-14
Series Legenden Herself (archive footage) 1998-09-16
Movie La cabalgata del circo Chila Ruca (as Eva Duarte) 1945-05-30
Movie The Prodigal Woman (as Eva Duarte) 1945-08-16
Movie Una novia en apuros (as Eva Duarte) 1942-03-10