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Evita is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. It concentrates on the life of Argentine political leader, activist and actress Eva Perón, the second wife of Argentine president Juan Perón. The story follows Evita's early life, rise to power, charity work, and death.
Evita is a 1996 American biographical musical 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.
María Eva Duarte de Perón (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈɾi.a ˈeβa ˈðwarte ðe peˈɾon]; née María Eva Duarte; 7 May 1919 – 26 July 1952), better known as just Eva Perón or by the nickname Evita (Spanish:), was an Argentine politician, activist, actress, and philanthropist who served as First Lady of Argentina from June 1946 until her death in July 1952, as the wife of Argentine ...
“Evita,” from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, tells the story of Argentine political powerhouse Eva Perón. Elaine Paige played the title role in the original 1978 West End production in London.
In the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical Evita, Magaldi is depicted as bringing Eva to Buenos Aires and so is therefore referred to as "the first man to be of use to Eva Duarte". There is some disagreement, however, about the role Magaldi played in Eva's real life, or that they knew each other.
Evita (1996) starred Madonna as Argentinian First Lady Eva Perón, while 2002's Chicago made waves with Renée Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones as leads Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly, respectively.
In 1981, Dunaway played the title role in Evita Perón, a television miniseries based on the life of the famed First Lady of Argentina. Dunaway received rave reviews for her portrayal as Joan Crawford in Mommie Dearest, but later blamed the film for hurting her career.
evita's mixed legacy and the fight over her embalmed body Perón died two decades after Evita, in 1974, but his name continues to spark both admiration and hatred, yearning and blame.