E v i ta

A Life in Images

Students may find it instructive to examine images of the real Eva

Perón and compare them to the movie portrayal of her. There are a
wealth of images of Eva Perón available online, as her activities as a
public figure were thoroughly documented during her own lifetime.

Many of these images

echo moments in the
film, such as this
photograph showing
the huge scale of her
1952 funeral, which
was attended by more
than 3 million people.

Others, such as this

photograph of Eva rallying the
crowds from the balcony of
the Casa Rosada during her
last public appearance, shed
additional light on events
depicted in the film. You will
note that in this historical
photograph, Eva is being
helped by her husband. At
this point her cancer was so
advanced that she was unable
to stand without assistance. 4
 Here we can see
how closely the
movie matched
the actual event
of Juan Perón’s
1951 campaign
rally. Note the
central placement
of the name Eva,
not Juan, as much
of his popularity
was based on his
wife’s appeal to
ordinary
Argentines.

This movie still from 1945’s La

Cabalgata del Circo shows Eva
Duarte in one of her film roles,
starring with Libertad
Lamarque.

Here we can see Eva wearing a

Christian Dior ball gown at the
Teatro Colón in 1949, echoing the
depiction in the film during the
song “Rainbow High,” in which
Eva says to “Christian Dior” her.
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