‘Que al fin todas somos Eva’: Nacha Guevara, Cristina Fernández and Eva, el gran musical argentino

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This article explores the 2008 revival of Eva, el gran musical argentino as part of a political campaign to secure Nacha Guevara's seat in the Cámara de Diputados as a candidate for President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's party in the midterm elections of June 2009. In the musical, Nacha Guevara (real name Clotilde Acosta) plays an independently minded and politically competent Eva Perón, and her own political credentials are strengthened as she is identified as a fellow actress-turned-politician. In the context of the revival, links can also be made between Eva Perón and Cristina Fernández. Whilst Fernández struggled to emerge from the shadow cast by her now late husband, former President Néstor Kirchner, the musical downplays Perón's influence in his wife's political career and Eva is presented as creating the conditions for the future election of a female president.View full textDownload full textKeywordsmusical theatre, Argentina, politics, Eva Perón, Nacha GuevaraRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14701847.2011.589217