While Evita may mean “Little Eva” in Spanish, the language of Argentina, Eva Perón’s influence on the world is anything but little. Her life was filled with inspiring movements and fighting for the rights of women and their equality. Eva was an outspoken, strong, confident, and bold woman who dedicated her talents, political stance, and her whole life to speak what she believed. Her husband, Juan Perón, President of Argentina, assisted her along her path to greatness, and supported her in all that she did. When she left school at age 15 to become an actress, she had no plan, except to find success. Through her career in acting and holding the title of First Lady of Argentina, she found her real passion, helping others. Eva Perón was so influential as a …show more content…
Born to her unmarried parents in Los Toldos, Argentina in 1919, Maria Eva Duarte already had hardships lined up in front of her, waiting for her to live her life and face them. “She grew up poor, dreaming of becoming an actress,” (“Eva Perón Biography”) and loved to put on small theatrical performances with her sister. Life became even harder when the children’s biological father, Juan Duarte, passed away in a car crash. Juan had another family with his wife, and at his funeral, the family was disdainful towards the Duarte’s, and refused to acknowledge they too were close with Juan (“Eva Perón Biography”). The family was heavily impacted by the loss of Juan, emotionally and financially. The eldest Duarte siblings, Elisa and Juan, worked to help their family. At age 16, Eva moved to Buenos Aries to pursue her dreams of becoming an actress. She was a radio and