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Evita, First Lady
a biography of Eva Peron
By Barnes, John
- ISBN
- 978-0-80213-479-0
- Publisher
- New York : Grove Press : distributed by Random House, 1978.
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Reviewed on December 2, 2010
I knew doodly squat about Maria Eva Duarte other than she sang "Don't Cry for Me" in Vegas with Elvis when he was fat. Born into poverty and illegitimacy in backwater Los Toldos in 1919, Duarte moved at 15 to Buenos Aires and became an actress. Eventually, she allied herself with Juan Perón, who was one of about 1000 colonels to overthrow the government and get himself elected ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
