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{{short description|1996 film}}
{{use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Eva Perón: The True Story
| image = Eva Peron pelicula.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Still of the film: [[Juan Perón]] ([[Víctor Laplace]]) holds a weakened [[Eva Perón]] ([[Esther Goris]]), resembling the real Evita's [[Eva Perón#Declining health|last speech]].
| director = [[Juan Carlos Desanzo]]
| producer = Hugo E. Lauría<br />María de la Paz Marino
| writer = [[José Pablo Feinmann]]
| starring = [[Esther Goris]]<br />[[Víctor Laplace]]
| music = José Luis Castiñeira de Dios
| cinematography = Juan Carlos Lenardi
| editing = Sergio Zottola
| studio =
| distributor = Líder Films<br />David Lamping
| released = {{film date|1996|10|24|df=yes}}
| runtime = 114 minutes
| country = Argentina
| language = Spanish
| budget = US$3 million<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-12-18-ca-10064-story.html | title=A Weepy, Argentine Look at the Life of Eva Peron | first=Kristine | last=McKenna | newspaper=Los Angeles Times | date=18 December 1996 | access-date=20 May 2018 }}</ref>
| gross =
}}
'''''Eva Perón: The True Story''''', also known simply as '''''Eva Perón''''', is a 1996 Argentine [[historical film|historical]]-[[Biographical film|biographical]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[Juan Carlos Desanzo]] and starring [[Esther Goris]] and [[Víctor Laplace]]. It was written by [[José Pablo Feinmann]], based on the life of [[Eva Perón]]. It was released on 24 October 1996, and won 3 "Cóndor" awards by the [[Argentine Film Critics Association]] in 1997, including Best Original Screenplay and Best Actress for Goris.
The film was selected as the Argentine entry for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] at the [[69th Academy Awards]], but was not accepted as a nominee.<ref>Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences</ref><ref name="69thSubmissions">{{cite web |title=39 Countries Hoping for Oscar Nominations |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |date=13 November 1996 |url=http://www.oscars.org/pressreleases/96.11.13.html |access-date=5 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990209110950/http://www.oscars.org/pressreleases/96.11.13.html |archive-date=9 February 1999 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
==Synopsis==
The narration does not follow a chronologically linear interpretation of the full life of [[Eva Perón]]. Instead, it focuses on the political disputes during the last year of Eva's life. These disputes involved [[women's suffrage]] in Argentina, failed [[Coup d'état|coup attempts]] against the Peronist government, and Eva's failed bid for the vice presidency. The story concludes with Eva's death in 1952.
==Cast==
{{castlist|
* [[Esther Goris]] ([[Eva Perón]])
* [[Víctor Laplace]] ([[Juan Domingo Perón]])
* [[Cristina Banegas]] (Juana Ibarguren, Evita's mother)
* [[Pepe Novoa]] (Gral. Franklin Lucero)
* [[Irma Córdoba]] (Mercedes Ortiz de Achával Junco)
* [[Lorenzo Quinteros]] (Gral. [[Eduardo Lonardi]])
* Tony Vilas (Gral. [[Edelmiro Farrell]])
* Jorge Petraglia (Bishop)
* [[Enrique Liporace]] ([[Raúl Apold]])
* Tony Lestingi (Alejandro Achával Junco)
* Leandro Regúnaga (José Espejo)
* Fernando Sureda (Armando Cabo)
* Danilo Devizia ([[Enrique Santos Discépolo]])
* [[Carlos Roffé]] (Gral. Ángel Solari)
* [[Jean Pierre Reguerraz]] (Gral. Benjamín Menéndez)
* Miguel Tarditti ([[Américo Ghioldi]])
* Francisco Nápoli ([[Arturo Frondizi]])
* Horacio Roca ([[Paco Jamandreu]])
* Regina Lamm (Guillermina Bunge de Moreno)
* Ariel Bonomi (Julio Álvarez)
* Luis Herrera ([[John William Cooke]])
* Joselo Bella (Hernán Benítez)
* Eduardo Ruderman ([[Héctor Cámpora]])
* Ramón Acuña (Presidential chauffeur)
* Fernando Álvarez (Senior worker)
* Mario Barreiro (Peronist worker)
* Hugo Álvarez ([[Socialist Party (Argentina)|Socialist]] worker)
* Lindor Bressan ([[Casa Rosada]] military man)
* Raúl Florido (Casa Rosada military man)
* Inés Flomenbaum (Nurse)
* Pedro Mansilla ([[Radio drama]] actor)
* Ernesto Catalán (Radio drama [[sound engineer]])
* Manuel Rosón ([[Wake (ceremony)|Wake ceremony]] man)
* Florencia Sztajn (Evita as a child)
* Darío Contartesi (Juan Duarte as a child)
* Carla Damico (Blanca Duarte)
* Gabriela López (Elisa Duarte)
* Jorge García Marino (Minister)
* Luis Mazzeo (Military officer [[jeep]])
* Jovita Dieguez (Woman [[Eva Perón Foundation|Foundation]])
* Inés Rey (Old woman health institution)
* Martín Coria (Printing house worker)
* Nora Mercado (Woman radio)
* Pablo Carnaghi (Florencio Soto)
* Julio Pozueta (Isaías Santín)
* Enrique Flynn (Wake ceremony young man)
* Javier Faur
* Valeria Lorca
* Rosa Albina Ibáñez
* Adriana Pérez Gianny
* Roberto Fratantoni
}}
==Reception==
Lisa Alspector of the ''[[Chicago Reader]]'' favoured Goris' "riveting" portrayal of Evita over that of [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] in the American film, ''[[Evita (1996 film)|Evita]]'' (1996), based on the musical. Alspectot described the Argentine film as "an effective character study with plenty of subtext." She also stated that "it's fascinating to watch Goris and Victor Laplace (as Juan Peron) demystify sensationalized figures." She praised the greater emphasis on politics rather than Eva's brief acting career and felt the title character engaged viewers so that "you're compelled to ponder her complex motivations throughout."<ref>[http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/eva-peron-the-true-story/Film?oid=1063514 Lisa Alspector, "Review: 'Eva Peron: The True Story'"], ''Chicago Reader''. Retrieved on 6 September 2010</ref>
==Awards and nominations==
'''[[Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards]]'''
*Best Actress (Mejor Actriz) – [[Esther Goris]] ('''WON''')
*Best Art Direction (Mejor Dirección Artística) – Miguel Ángel Lumaldo ('''WON''')
*Best Screenplay, Original (Mejor Guión Original – José Pablo Feinmann  ('''WON''')
*Best Cinematography (Mejor Fotografía) – Juan Carlos Lenardi (nomination)
*Best Director (Mejor Director) – Juan Carlos Desanzo (nomination)
*Best Film (Mejor Película) – (nomination)
*Best Music (Mejor Música) – José Luis Castiñeira de Dios (nomination)
'''[[Biarritz International Festival of Latin American Cinema]]'''
*Audience Award – Juan Carlos Desanzo (nomination)
==See also==
* [[List of submissions to the 69th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film]]
* [[List of Argentine submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0116238|Eva Peron: The True Story}}
* [http://cinenacional.com/peliculas/index.php?pelicula=2158 ''Eva Peron: The True Story''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708154825/http://www.cinenacional.com/peliculas/index.php?pelicula=2158 |date=8 July 2011 }} at [[Cinenacional.com|Cine Nacional]] {{in lang|es}}
{{Argentine submission for Academy Awards}}
{{Maria Eva Duarte de Perón}}
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