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starring: Biography
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304475102
Format: Black & White, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6304475101
Label: A&E Home Video
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Release Date: April 24, 1997
Running Time: 50 minutes
Sales Rank: 33370
Studio: A&E Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1996
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Description:
To some, she was a hero. To others, she was a symbol of naked ambition. To the world, she remains a legend.Eva Duarte de Peron 'Evita' is one of the most controversial figures in history. A minor actress when she married Argentine president-to-be Juan Peron, her political power and prestige eventually equaled, and perhaps eclipsed, his. Was she a power-hungry Marie Antoinette, as detractors claim? Or was she really the savior of the working poor?In this remarkable program, rare photographs and films tell Evita's real story, from her humble birth to her tragic death of cancer at 33. Close aids and bitter enemies offer their firsthand accounts, and consider why she continues to fascinate us today.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - She did it all at 26 ... and died at 33
Santa Evita - and why Madonna truly was born to play her. This biography is a case for reincarnation. After Santa Evita died in 1952 ... Madonna brought her back to life in 1997.
Eva Peron was an out-of-wedlock teenager who took the train into Buenos Aires. She went from third rate actress to First Lady. From the day she died she was embalmed and immortalized. An icon Patron Saint of Ambition played by an icon herself (Madonna) years later. This is an honest account of a woman's who ... Read More
Rating:  - Not entirely accurate but it's still intriguing.
I wished A&E would have had a 90 minute biography segment of Eva Peron instead. Reason being is that there is so much this woman accomplished in such an incredibly short period of time and she aroused such fierce passions that even after her death, mentioning her name would have caused riots and conflicts. But since they didn't this 50 minute biography at least gives us a glimpse into the life of this woman who not only made a name for herself but also became one of the most powerful and controversial ... Read More
Rating: - Beauty and intelligence made her powerful yet loved
Until very recently, the only way a woman could achieve political power was through a powerful man. In many of those cases, those who were able to do so accomplished their task via sexual means. Eva Peron (Evita) was such a woman. Born the illegitimate daughter of a poor woman, she was beautiful and ambitious. Combine this with a significant intelligence and the willingness to go through men until she found the one she wanted, and you have Evita. She finally managed to link up with the rising star of Juan ... Read More
Rating: - *Fantastic* Biography
Personally, I love this biography. I first watched it about two years ago. I think that A&E could not have done a better job at doing this video. It is such a good video that I bought it from amazon.com yesterday. If you are intersted in learning about Eva Peron then I suggest watching this biography.
Rating: - Admirable attempt, impossible objective: Evita is all myth!
"Around no historical figure in modern times are there such complicated myths as those that exist around the figure of Eva, second wife of Juan Peron, best-known by the affectionate diminutive, Evita." So begins the book EVITA: THE REAL LIFE OF EVA PERON. The author, Marysa Navarro, is interviewed in this video and adds, "(Evita) was the woman who invented her own myth, and she was very good at it, because she was an actress, a radio actress. She knows how to pretend to be something other than what she is." ... Read More
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