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Evita Peron was born May 7th, 1919. Her parents were Juan Duarte and Juana Ibarguren. Her full name was Eva Duarte de Peron.
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In 1925, her father Juan Duarte died in a car accident. He died 5 years before Evita’s movie career as an actress. His wife shunned Peron and her family at the funeral.
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In 1930, her family moved to Junin, a city in the province of Buenos Aires. There, Eva's sister, became a teacher. Also, Eva's mother took in boarders, cooked and worked as a seamstress.
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In 1937, she landed her first film role in Segundos Afuera. Then, she got a contract to perform on the radio. After that Eva continued to work in stage productions as well over the next few years.
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In 1943, she enjoyed one of her greatest successes. Eva signed on to portray a number of famous women on a special radio series. That gave her the chance to play the likes of Queen Elizabeth I and Catherine the Great.
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In 1945, she married Juan Peron, a colonel and government official. Juan became of Argentina the following year. Eva proved to be a powerful political influence.
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In 1951, Eva was asked to run as vice president with her husband. Then, she faced opposition by the army. She ultimately turned down the post.
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In June 1952, she made her last public appearance. She made it at her husband's second inauguration. Then, the following month, she discovered her illness.
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On July 26th, 1952, Eva died from cervical cancer in Buenos Aires. She was given a funeral fit for a head of state. That showed how much public support she had from the Argentine people at the time.
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In 1979, Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote the hit musical Evita. Which was based on her life. Madonna played her 1966 film version with Antonio Banderas and Che Guevara.
