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Evita (1996)

★ 6.1 · 512 ratings on TMDB

Unforgotten, forever loved and adored.

Evita poster★ 6.1

The hit musical based on the life of Evita Duarte, an Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president Juan Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.

DirectorAlan Parker
CastAntonio Banderas, Jimmy Nail, Jonathan Pryce, Julia Worsley, Julian Littman, Laura Pallas
GenresDrama, History
The emergence reading

Evita keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing power, politics, populism, gender, class.

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