FILE - In this June 4, 1952 file photo, Argentina's first lady Maria Eva Duarte de Peron, known as "Evita," right, watches as her husband, President Juan Peron, as he is sworn-in for his second ...

From 1946 to 1952, Eva Perón (full name: María Eva Duarte de Perón—though she was born Eva María Ibarguren) was Argentina’s First Lady. Nicknamed Evita, she became a massively popular ...

The real Evita, Maria Eva Ibarguren Duarte de Peron, was a canny, ambitious Latin woman who emerged in the tumult of post-World War II Argentina.

A candle stands near a picture of Argentina's late former first lady Maria Eva Duarte de Peron, better known as "Evita" at "El Santa Evita" restaurant in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, July 24 ...

Maria Eva Duarte de Peron, "Evita" as many Argentines still affectionately call her, came from a humble background and had married Juan Domingo Peron, before he became president (from 1946 to 1955 ...

Over 30,000 copies of Pigna’s biography “Jirones de su Vida” (Bits of Her Life), about Eva Peron’s ascent from street to chic and power, have sold in less than a month.

Eva Peron's Legacy Continues, 60 Years After Death By Beatrice Murch , Fox News Published July 26, 2012 10:31am EDT | Updated January 10, 2017 3:13pm EST ...

She was named after iconic Argentine former first lady Maria Eva Duarte de Peron, better known as Eva Peron, or Evita, who died 70 years ago Tuesday.