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Eva Peron




Mar’a Eva Duarte a.k.a. Mar’a Eva Ibarguren (May 7, 1919
- July 26, 1952) was the second wife of Juan Per—n whom
she met while working as an actor in B-grade movie
melodramas and Radio El Mundo soap operas. After a period
as his mistress, she and Per—n were married in 1945, and
after his election as president of the country, she began
to play an active role in politics.

She was born in Los Toldos, Argentina, one of five illegitimate but
recognized children born to an unwed cook, Juana Ibarguren (1894-1971), and
her married lover, ranch manager Juan Duarte (1872-1926), and was raised in
nearby Jun’n. Her impoverished roots and inclinations led her to assume the
role of her husband's liaison with labor becoming a co-leader of the
descamisados ("shirtless ones"), the foundation for her husband's political
support.

She created the Eva Per—n Foundation, an institution to assist the poor, and
organized the women's branch of the Justicialist Party. By 1949, Evita, as
she was by then affectionately called, was the most influential figure in
Argentina.

She became the center of a vast personality cult and her image and name soon
appeared everywhere. Despite her dominance and political power, Evita was
always careful to never undermine the important symbolic role of her
husband. Though she was very much in control of the president's agenda,
Evita was always careful to justify her actions by claiming they were
"inspired" or "encouraged" by the wisdom and passion of Per—n.

Worshiped by her working-class followers and hated by ArgentinaÕs wealthy
Anglophile elite, Evita sought to formalize her power by seeking the the
vice-presidency in 1951 but her attempt was blocked by the military.

Eva Per—n died of uterine cancer at the age of 33. Her body was embalmed and
kept on display until a military coup overthrew her husband in 1955. Her
body was then flown to Milan, Italy, and buried. Sixteen years later, in
1971, the body was exhumed and flown to Spain. Her husband returned from
exile to Argentina as president. He died there in 1974, and Eva's body was
returned to Argentina and (briefly) displayed beside his. She was reburied
in the Duarte family tomb in La Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires.

Her life and career are dramatized in the British musical, Evita,
co-produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber, which starred Patti LuPone on Broadway
and Madonna on film. She has also been portrayed on television by Faye Dunaway.

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