tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post94522416905478323..comments2024-03-21T00:15:41.466-04:00Comments on Elizabeth Kerri Mahon: Evita - The True Story of Eva Peron - Part IElizabeth Kerri Mahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07763642809052430107noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-64214780161652332302015-10-10T14:38:38.694-04:002015-10-10T14:38:38.694-04:00Very good analysis indeed. However one little comm...Very good analysis indeed. However one little comment: When Eva kicks Peron's mistress out, the corresponding song in the movie is not "Another suitcase in anaother hall" but "Hello and goodbye". :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12878071639285677490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-87787009911927071462014-05-08T23:35:59.633-04:002014-05-08T23:35:59.633-04:00I really don't quite understand why people kee...I really don't quite understand why people keep going back to the whore thing. It seems like today in our society that if we don't agree with someone's political standing, we make it our business to dig into their personal story and find something wrong that they have done in their past. Unfortunately , Eva happened to be gorgeous and an actress, so she was labeled a slut. Eva Peron said that her worst nightmare to go unremembered and was willing to do what it took to get there which I believe is what causes much of the controversy. It is almost an undecided question to how far one is able to let ambition lead them. As for her love for Juan Peron, I believe he was inspiration for her to become what she was. Was she a saint who was completely pure of heart? Probably not; she was a person. Was she a sinner? I dare you to look a yourself in the eye say that you aren't one. She had flaws like everyone else, but if so called corruption leads to women's suffrage and charity. I don't see what is so awful about it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038025045977015357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-22118322548436097312013-11-30T20:14:33.902-05:002013-11-30T20:14:33.902-05:00Not true, S. In the original London and Broadway p...Not true, S. In the original London and Broadway productions, Che was supposed to be Che Guevara, complete with army fatigues, beret, and cigar -- the iconic Che Guevara look! Also, despite popular misconception, he was originally conceived as Che Guevara in the concept album as well, which preceded the stage productions. In that version, during "The Lady's Got Potential," Che talks about an insecticide he's hoping to market. This is a direct reference to a pesticide called Vendaval that the young Ernesto Guevara was co-developing but failed to market. For the stage show, "The Lady's Got Potential" was completely dropped and replaced with "the Art of the Possible," but when the film came about, they filmmakers put the former back in albeit with completely different lyrics, since the Che in the film version of EVITA was no longer Che Guevera but just Che, the everyman. So the film was the first to feature Che as an everyman and every stage production since -- from the 2006 London revival and the recent 2012 Broadway revival -- have followed suit. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431817522754631114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-9304301527628510762013-11-06T19:07:29.580-05:002013-11-06T19:07:29.580-05:00"Che" in the musical is not Ernesto &quo..."Che" in the musical is not Ernesto "Che" Guavera. In Argentine Spanish "Che" means "Dude" or "Guy". Che was basically an unnamed narrator for the story.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16342430250604661100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-76042519270295615892013-10-17T12:24:19.334-04:002013-10-17T12:24:19.334-04:00That's Great!That's Great!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380438588816138479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-39587963336572905372010-01-27T16:49:47.704-05:002010-01-27T16:49:47.704-05:00Elizabeth...i cannot wait for part two.i think evi...Elizabeth...i cannot wait for part two.i think evita was a very goal driven young woman and thats very encouraging to know.i now know we all hav the power to change fate.SMAUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695526188117383874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-686109295304228842009-07-18T18:11:33.497-04:002009-07-18T18:11:33.497-04:00Gee, there's original research: your sources a...Gee, there's original research: your sources are Wikipedia and the musical! And Wikipedia relies almost exclusively on the Fraser and Navarro biography. Why all the apoligies for dictators and their enablers? So poor little Eva was NOT a prostitute NOR a femme fatale. No, no, not she. Why, she was the oppressed woman under the thumb of the evil man in her life. I suppose she churned out the propaganda for his regime under duress as well?Marc Beckwith Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11873961558192072503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-50144100392440873492008-10-15T08:02:00.000-04:002008-10-15T08:02:00.000-04:00Leanna, as you can tell by the blog, I still know ...Leanna, as you can tell by the blog, I still know all the words to Evita by heart. I used to want to play her on stage. She definitely plays on that Madonna/Whore image which is still prevalent, particularly in Latin countries. To the descamisados she was nothing short of a saint being brough to earth to help them, to the army she was a whore who had enthralled Peron, and to the oligarchy she was just a low class actress.Elizabeth Kerri Mahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763642809052430107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-22910425506078639022008-10-14T23:14:00.000-04:002008-10-14T23:14:00.000-04:00I used to know every word of EVITA by heart, and r...I used to know every word of EVITA by heart, and read books about her, her story absolutely fascinates me. She plays right into that Madonna/Whore complex. (no moviestar pun intended)Leanna Renee Hieberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10687827421608625020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-3501355242372548702008-10-14T08:01:00.000-04:002008-10-14T08:01:00.000-04:00Thanks Hope! I've been fascinated with Evita since...Thanks Hope! I've been fascinated with Evita since I first heard the concept album of the musical. It's interesting once again how a powerful woman can be demonized or canonized, in the case of Evita. To people in Argentina, she's either a sinner or a saint. There seems to be no middle ground.Elizabeth Kerri Mahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763642809052430107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-7714730504226751582008-10-13T13:34:00.000-04:002008-10-13T13:34:00.000-04:00Very interesting, Elizabeth. Like many people, I ...Very interesting, Elizabeth. Like many people, I don't know much about Evita Peron beyond the legend, namely the Madonna musical and film. \I look forward to reading Part II.Hope Tarrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893703735306544507noreply@blogger.com