It was 58 years ago today that Eva Duarte de Perón entered immortality. She was only 33 years old. Funny, but it was a rock opera, Evita, that introduced me to this incredible woman of Latin America. She was beloved. She was despised. She helped the poor. She bilked the aristocracy. The musical painted one image of her; the more I learned about her I came to admire the gumption she possessed. After all, she became the First Lady of Argentina and aspired to political office...in Latina America in the mid-20th Century...in a male dominated society! Truly, her life story is a fascination with many. Madonna's interpretation softened her.
Imagine had she lived to a ripe old age.
The truth is I never left you
All through my wild days
My mad existence
I kept my promise
Don't keep your distance...
from EVITA
Lyrics by Sir Tim Rice / Music by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber
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