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Eva Peron remains Argentina's best-known and most iconic personality, surpassing even sporting superstars such as Diego Maradona or Lionel Messi, and far outlasting her own husband, President Juan Domingo Peron himself a remarkable and charismatic political leader without whom she, as an uneducated woman in an elitist and male-dominated society, could not have existed as a political figure. In this book, Jill Hedges tells the story of a remarkable woman whose glamour, charisma, political influence and controversial nature continue to generate huge amounts interest 60 years after her death. From her poverty-stricken upbringing as an illegitimate child in rural Argentina, Peron made her way to the highest echelons of Argentinean society, via a brief acting career and her relationship with Juan. After their political breakthrough, her charitable work and magnetic personality earned her wide public acclaim and there was national mourning following her death from cancer at the age of just 33. Based on new sources and first-hand interviews, the book will seek to explore the personality and experiences of 'Evita' and the contemporary events that influenced her and were in turn influenced by her. As the first substantive biography of Eva Peron in English, this book will be essential reading for anyone interested in modern Argentinean history and the cult of 'Evita'.

Perón, Eva, --- Perón, María Eva Duarte, --- Duarte, Eva, --- Duarte de Perón, María Eva, --- Perón, Eva Duarte, --- Perón, Evita, --- Duarte Perón, María Eva, --- Perón, María Eva Duarte de, --- De Perón, María Eva Duarte, --- Peron, Eṿah, --- Eṿiṭah, --- פרון, אווה, --- Argentina --- Politics and government --- Politicians --- Presidents' spouses

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The sanctification of stardom Contemporary icons are drawn from popular culture - musicians, artists, actors, and other personalities we hear on radio or see on television, on screen, in print and in cyberspace. Today's 'gods' are media personalities, and cults surround stars and artists like Frida Kahlo, Carlos Gardel, Eva Per©đn, and Selena. Because of transnational and global trends in importing and exporting cultural products, the paintings, music, and politics that these figures crafted accrue symbolic meaning in multiple formats. By viewing them through the lens of performance art we can begin to see how their polyvalent personas were first molded and perfected for the public through paintings, tangos, politics, and Tejano music. Once they fashioned their own complex images, these multi-layered icons continued to travel after death over international boundaries, gendered divisions, political borders, and language barriers. Their reincarnation on stage has allowed dramatists to affix and generate new associations, thus converting them into secular saints for contemporary audiences. SARAH M. MISEMER lectures in Hispanic Studies at TexasA&M University, College Station.

Spanish American drama --- History and criticism. --- Kahlo, Frida --- Gardel, Carlos, --- Perón, Eva, --- Selena, --- In literature. --- Gardes, Charles Romuald, --- Gardés, Carlos Romualdo, --- Gardel, Carlitos, --- Kahlo de Rivera, Frida --- Rivera, Frida Kahlo de --- De Rivera, Frida Kahlo --- Khalo, Frida --- Kahlo y Calderón, Magdalena Carmen Frida --- Calderón, Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y --- Calderón, Frida Kahlo --- Kahlo, Frieda --- Rivera, Diego, --- Кало, Фрида --- קאלו, פרידה --- Quintanilla Perez, Selena, --- Perez, Selena Quintanilla, --- Perón, María Eva Duarte, --- Duarte, Eva, --- Duarte de Perón, María Eva, --- Perón, Eva Duarte, --- Perón, Evita, --- Duarte Perón, María Eva, --- Perón, María Eva Duarte de, --- De Perón, María Eva Duarte, --- Peron, Eṿah, --- Eṿiṭah, --- פרון, אווה, --- Peron, Eva,