In 2010 Ethan returned to the world of Evita. This time taking on the role of Juan Perón alongside Drew Sarich as Che and Simone Geyer as Eva for the Magdeburg production.

Bonus: Ethan and Simone cracking up at Drew Sarich pulling pranks during the balcony scene.

Philip Quast & his lovely wife Carol at the Evita Opening Night Party June 21st 2006

"Conducción política", de Juan Domingo Perón en la #LíneaB

Dictating Pebble

i’m using my collegiate education to make a detailed and historically accurate tier list of notable 20th and 21st century Latin American dictators. there are only 12 squares on the list and two tiers named- we’re looking at least 48 figures to research and assign a tier. wish me luck, recommend some people to cover, and stay tuned

Evita Peron - The Woman Behind the Musical

Read the latest LOST IN HISTORY post on Evita Peron.

Portrait of Maria Eva Duarte de Peron The beautiful Evita Perón wielded amazing power in a time and country when few women broke the patriarchy barrier. Maria Eva de Perón was the 2nd wife of Argentinian President Juan Perón. She was the First Lady of Argentina from 1946, until her very early death at only 33.  Popularized in a Broadway musical, she was so much more than just a character.  She…

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Utang Luar Negeri

Juan Perón, Presiden Argentina (1946-1955 dan 1973-1974), membuat banyak pinjaman dari Amerika Serikat dan negara-negara lain untuk membiayai pembangunan ekonomi dan sosial. Namun, pinjaman tersebut justru digunakan untuk memperkuat kekuasaannya dan meningkatkan pengeluaran militer. Setelah Perón digulingkan (1955), pemerintahan baru langsung menyelidiki korupsi dan penyalahgunaan kekuasaan…

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TIMELINE: Argentina

10,000 BC: First evidence of human presence in present-day Argentina. 1000 BCE – The first human settlements are established in what is now Argentina by hunter-gatherer tribes. 1200 – The Mapuche people begin to settle in what is now Argentina. 13,000 BCE – The end of the last glacial period in the region allows for human migration into the area that is now Argentina. 1430 – The Inca Empire…

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The evil of Colonne Henneicke

The picture above is of Wim Henneicke, a bounty hunter and collaborator. His wasn’t driven by hate or by a warped sense of nationalism, but by greed. Wim Henneicke was part of the group called ‘Colonne Henneicke’. The Colonne Henneicke, officially the Hausraterfassungsstelle, was a group of Dutch collaborators who were active as bounty hunters in the period between March and October 1943. The…

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"Conocer a Perón", de Juan Manuel Abal Medina

„Es lebe die verdammte Freiheit!“ - Südamerika sucht seinen Kurs

Südamerika, der europäischste aller anderen Kontinente, ist in den vergangenen Jahren aus dem Fokus der Alten Welt weggerückt. Das Problem dabei: Europa verliert immer mehr Einfluss und Populisten machen sich breit...

Der europäischste aller anderen Kontinente ist in den vergangenen Jahren aus dem Fokus der Alten Welt weggerückt. Südamerika scheint ganz weit weg zu sein, weil wir – aus guten Gründen – stark auf Russland, China , Nahost oder Nordafrika blicken. Das Problem: Zwischen Amazonas und Anden kommt es zu politischen Entwicklungen, die wir als Vorväterheimat südamerikanischer Einwanderer bisweilen nur…

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