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Eva Duarte de 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 4, 1919 In Los Toldos [now General Viamonte], Buenos Aires, Argentina
Movie/TV Credits:
5
First Appeared:
In the movie Una novia en apuros 1942-03-10
Latest Project:
Movie Looking for Buenos Aires 2012-12-25
Known For
Poster of Looking for Buenos Aires
Poster of Comandante
Poster of The Prodigal Woman
Poster of Una novia en apuros
Filmography
Movie Looking for Buenos Aires Self (archive footage) 2012-12-25
Movie Comandante Self (archive footage) 2003-02-14
Movie La cabalgata del circo Chila Ruca 1945-05-30
Movie The Prodigal Woman Julia 1945-08-16
Movie Una novia en apuros (as Eva Duarte) 1942-03-10
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