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Eva then founded the Eva Peron Foundation, which was the nation’s first large scale female party. Eva Peron really had a desire to run for office as Vice President of Argentina but opposition from the nation’s military, elites, and her failing health never got her there.
Eva then founded the Eva Peron Foundation, which was the nation’s first large scale female party. Eva Peron really had a desire to run for office as Vice President of Argentina but opposition from the nation’s military, elites, and her failing health never got her there.
== Popular Culture ==
Eva Perón is the subject of the musical ''[[Evita]]'' by [[Andrew Lloyd Weber]]. Although no longer on [[Broadway]], the cinematic version of the show, featuring [[Antonio Banderas]] as "Che" and [[Madonna]] as "Evita" is an exceptional production of the musical.
* Memorable lines:
: "Don't cry for me, Argentina, for I am ordinary... unimportant. And undeserving of such attention... unless we all are. I think we all are." - Evita
: "You let down your people, Evita! You were supposed to have been immortal. That's all they wanted: not much to ask for." - Che