The earthquake in the city of San Juan, in January 1944, is the origin of the love story between Juan Domingo Perón (Osmar Nunez) and Eva Duarte (Julieta Diaz). He was a colonel in the Army and she was a popular radio actress. Eva collaborates with other artists in the collection organized by Peron, from the Secretary of Workr, to raise funds for earthquake victims. Neither then imagine what the future holds them.
Acting
Julieta Díaz captures Eva's calculated charm before the icon
Production
Period detail that whispers 'this all goes very wrong later'
Costume
Radio-star glam against earthquake devastation
Director
Paula de Luque
Osmar Núñez
Juan Domingo Perón
Julieta Díaz
Eva Perón
Alfredo Casero
Embajador Spruille Braden
Fernán Mirás
Ávalos
Sergio Boris
Coronel Domingo Mercante
María Ucedo
Bianca Luz Brum
Alberto Ajaka
Juan Duarte
Lorena Vega
Erminda Duarte
Fabián Arenillas
Coronel Imbert
Gustavo Garzón
Atilio Bramuglia
Pompeyo Audivert
Presidente Gral. Edelmiro Farrel
Víctor Hugo Carrizo
Claudio Rissi
Obrero inolvidable
Ricardo Díaz Mourelle
Dr. Mazza
Horacio Acosta
Coronel Filomeno Velazco
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Real Perón met Eva at a 1944 charity event, but the film condenses their courtship; actual romance took months of strategic positioning by both.
Released during Argentina's 2010s Peronist revival, the film's sympathetic portrait sparked debates about historical memory versus political hagiography.
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