WEva Perón, former First Lady of Argentina, has been a consistent presence in popular culture in her homeland and internationally ever since her debut as an actress. The following lists cover various media to include items of historic interest, enduring works of art, and recent representations in popular culture.
WThe second of two 1947 Buenos Aires Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Retiro street circuit in Buenos Aires on February 15–16, 1947. Competitions opened on February 15 with two preliminary rounds of the Mecánica Argentina – Fuerza Limitada and Mecánica Argentina – Fuerza Libre classes for a combined final which determined the qualification for the February 16, Formula Libre main event.
WThe Anti-Princess Series and Anti-Hero Series are Argentine biography picture books written by Nadia Fink and illustrated by Pitu Saá. First published in 2015, the series cover the lives of South and Central American artists and leaders like Frida Kahlo, Violeta Parra, and Julio Cortázar. Fink sought to create works for children that addressed and subverted gender stereotypes, in opposition to narratives presented in traditional fairytales. The works are published in Spanish by Chirimbote, an independent publisher founded by Fink, Saá, and Martín Azcurra.
WEva Doesn't Sleep is a 2015 drama film written and directed by Pablo Agüero. The film stars Gael García Bernal and Denis Lavant.
WEva Perón: The True Story, also known simply as Eva Perón, is a 1996 Argentine drama historical film directed by Juan Carlos Desanzo and starring Esther Goris and Víctor Laplace. The biopic, written by José Pablo Feinmann, is based on the life of Eva Perón. It was released on 24 October 1996, and won 3 "Cóndor" awards by the Argentine Film Critics Association in 1997, including Best Original Screenplay and Best Actress for Goris.
WEvita is a 1996 American musical historical drama film based on the 1976 concept album of the same name produced by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, which also inspired a 1978 musical. The film depicts the life of Eva Perón, detailing her beginnings, rise to fame, political career and death at the age of 33. Directed by Alan Parker, and written by Parker and Oliver Stone, Evita stars Madonna as Eva, Jonathan Pryce as Eva's husband Juan Perón, and Antonio Banderas as Ché, an everyman who acts as the film's narrator.
WEvita is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. It concentrates on the life of Argentine political leader Eva Perón, the second wife of Argentine president Juan Perón. The story follows Evita's early life, rise to power, charity work, and death.
WEvita, vida y obra de Eva Perón is an Argentine historical comic book by Héctor Germán Oesterheld and Alberto Breccia, which narrates the biography of Eva Perón. It was censored at the time of creation and was published after Oesterheld's death.
WJuan y Eva is a 2011 Argentine movie based on the Argentine president Juan Perón and his wife Eva Perón. It features Osmar Nuñez as Juan Perón and Julieta Díaz as Eva Perón. The film was directed by Paula de Luque. The film controversially received government subsidies for over $3 million, was about the founders of the Justicialist Party which supported Cristina Kirchner's presidential bid, and received wide release, including in most state run cinemas, a month before the 2011 Argentinean presidential election. De Luque subsequently went on to direct "Néstor Kirchner: La película", a documentary of the life of the husband of then president Cristina Fernández, which was widely seen as a propaganda film and also received state subsidies.
WLittle Mother is a 1973 drama, romance, cult film directed by Radley Metzger and starring Christiane Krüger, Siegfried Rauch and Ivan Desny. The story was loosely modelled on that of Evita Peron in Argentina. It was a co-production between the United States, West Germany and Yugoslavia.
WOperación Masacre is a 1973 historical drama film co-written and directed by Jorge Cedrón and based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Rodolfo Walsh, who also wrote the script. It stars Norma Aleandro, Víctor Laplace, Ana María Picchio, Walter Vidarte and Julio Troxler. It was filmed clandestinely during the self-styled "Argentine Revolution" dictatorship (1966–1973), and finally released on September 27, 1973.
WSanta Evita is a 1995 novel by the Argentine writer Tomás Eloy Martínez. In a blend of fact and fiction, the novel focuses on the Argentine first lady Eva Perón, and tracks her embalmed corpse after her death from cancer at age 33. The book became a bestseller in Argentina and has been widely translated. Worldwide, it estimated to have sold 10 million copies, which makes it one of the best-selling books of all time.
WThe Woman with the Whip is a 1952 biography of political leader and cultural icon Eva Perón. Published in England and the United States shortly after Eva Perón's death. It portraits Eva Perón in a highly critical light and is often dismissed by Perón supporters as lacking in historical value. The book, however was wildly popular and is still highly regarded by academics and considered a valuable work of journalism. The book is thought to be the basis for the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical Evita. However, the book was never officially credited as such, and Rice incorporated many other historical materials as background.