PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Picture taken in the 1940s in Buenos Aires of Eva Peron (1919-52) taking care of children. Eva Peron, known as Evita, the second wife of Argentine President Juan Peron, was a radio and screen actress before her marriage in 1945, she became a powerful political influence and a mainstay of the Peron government. She was idolized by the poor, and after her death, in Buenos Aires, support for her husband waned.

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Picture taken in the 1940s in Buenos Aires of Eva Peron (1919-52) addressing a crowd. Eva Peron, known as Evita, the second wife of Argentine President Juan Peron, was a radio and screen actress before her marriage in 1945, she became a powerful political influence and a mainstay of the Peron government. She was idolized by the poor, and after her death, in Buenos Aires, support for her husband waned.

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Picture taken in the 1940s in Buenos Aires of Eva Peron (1919-52). Eva Peron, known as Evita, the second wife of Argentine President Juan Peron, was a radio and screen actress before her marriage in 1945, she became a powerful political influence and a mainstay of the Peron government. She was idolized by the poor, and after her death, in Buenos Aires, support for her husband waned.

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Picture taken in the 1940s in Buenos Aires of Eva Peron (1919-52). Eva Peron, known as Evita, the second wife of Argentine President Juan Peron, was a radio and screen actress before her marriage in 1945, she became a powerful political influence and a mainstay of the Peron government. She was idolized by the poor, and after her death, in Buenos Aires, support for her husband waned.

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Picture taken in the 1940s in Buenos Aires of Eva Peron (1919-52) and her husband Juan Peron. Eva Peron, known as Evita, the second wife of Argentine President Juan Peron, was a radio and screen actress before her marriage in 1945, she became a powerful political influence and a mainstay of the Peron government. She was idolized by the poor, and after her death, in Buenos Aires, support for her husband waned.