By: Kenneth Wahrenberger

The Life of Eva Perón

Eva Peron was born on this day in Junín, Buenos Aires province to Juan Duarte and Juana Ibarguren.

It was here that she spent her early childhood. Her dad was a wealthy rancher who had multiple families at the time (as was common for wealthy men at the time).

A year after Eva’s birth her father abandoned her family and the family moved into a state of poverty because Juana could not support five children.

May 7, 1922

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Eva was Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1922

In a small province

outside Buenos

Aires, the famous

Eva Peron was

born. The exact

date of her birth is

unknown. The first

recording of her

existence was

when she was

baptized in 1919.

Some historians

believe that she

forged a birth

certificate for her

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At this point, she was 15 years old and was dreaming of a future as an actress.

Due to her brother’s help in the family’s financing, they were able to send her and her mother to Buenos Aires where she was trained as an actor.

On March 28, 1935, she had her professional debut in the play "The Perezes Misses", at the Comedias Theater.

1935

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Eva Duarte in 1935 at age 16.

At this point,

Eva was living

in Buenos

Aires,

Argentina

training to be

a radio

actress

In 1936, Eva toured nationally with a theater group, worked as a model, and was cast in a few lower grade movie melodramas.

In 1942, Eva was asked to be a radio actress for a company called Candilejas, which was relatively good financially because of their sponsorship with a soap company. This radio station was aired on Radio El Mundo (World Radio), the most important radio station in the country at that time.

At this point in Eva’s life she has started to make an appearance as a famous person and a woman of power.

Eva as an Actress-1936

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Argentinean radio stations

First Radio Station in Buenos Aires; much like the one Eva starred on-1930

Eva’s signature-

Magazine cover of Eva during her radio years

During the years 1935-1943, Eva worked herself up to earning 5 or 6 thousand pesos a month, making her one of the highest-paid radio actresses in the nation.

Due to her success in dramas and films, Eva was able to have financial stability and some other comforts.

In 1942, Eva was able to move into her own apartment in the neighborhood of Recoleta, on 1567 Calle Posadas Street. The next year Eva began her career in politics as one of the founders of the Argentine Radio Syndicate.

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Move to politics-1943

Early Political Career

On this day, Eva met her future husband, Juan Peron, at a fundraising festival (gala) for the earthquake victims.

It was said that they did not leave the gala until two in the morning.

Shortly after meeting in San Juan, Eva Duarte and Juan Perón began to live together and a year after they were married.

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January 22, 1944-Eva’s “Marvelous Day”

Relationship with Juan Peron

In 1946, Juan Perón was elected President of Argentina and Eva was the first lady.

Eva had campaigned at every corner of the country to try to help her husband get elected. She was the woman's figurehead to the campaign. Her primary objective was to improve the education of the women of the country, and in her time as first lady her foundation built hundreds of schools and hospitals.

Juan Perón was the president of Argentina for 6 years.

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1946-the election of Juan Perón

Juan Peron

(Born in October 8,

1895 –Died in July

1, 1974) Juan

Peron was an

Argentinean

general and

politician, that was

elected three times

as President of

Argentina, after

moving up the

ranks in various

other government

positions

government

positions,

In 1951, Eva was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Renouncing her political aspirations, Eva Peron was at

the last leg of her life, and on July 26, 1952, she died at the age of 33.

For Eva’s funeral she was granted a “state funeral” which was open to the public, and many memorials were build around the country in her name.

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Eva’s Decline-1951-1952

Eva’s DeathOn June 1952 Eva

died at the age of

33, at 8:25 p.m.

on July 26, 1952.

She was buried

after a long

scandal of

burying

complications in

the Duarte family

tomb in La

Recoleta

Cemetery, Buenos

Aires.

“Charity separates the rich from the poor; aid raises the needy and sets him on the same level with the rich”

“Answer violence with violence. If one of us falls today, five of them must fall tomorrow”

“Time is my greatest enemy”

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Eva’s all-time famous quotes:

Eva's Quotes

Eva Peron was a

major spark to

women’s and

other minorities’

rights in

Argentina . In her

short life she

campaigned more

than any normal

politician to this

day spreading her

compassion to the

poor through her

famous quotes.“My biggest fear in life is to be forgotten.”

“Evita” is a famous musical that focuses on the life of Eva Peron, the second wife of Juan Peron a president of Argentina in the late 1940’s.

This musical was on Broadway and many other famous places around the world. It was also made into a movie which starred Madonna and Antonio Banderas.

The story follows Evita's early life, acting career, rise to power, charity work, feminist involvement and eventual death.

“Evita”-1976

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“Evita”

The End!