Famous Argentine's figures: Juan Domingo Perón and Eva Perón (1º part) Juan Domingo Perón was born in Buenos Aires in 1895 and died in 1974. He was leader and founder of the Peronist movement. It's considered one of the most controversial and influential politicians of 2the 0th century. He became Argentine's president in three opportunities (1946–52, 1952–55, 1973–74) Political opponents of Peronismo always say that Argentina before Perón's era was a superpower. But I don’t know if it’s really true. Peron helped poor and disadvantaged people. Before Peron’s era, there were a lot of poor people which hadn't any right. Most of them lived in the provinces. In the forties, many of them started to come to Buenos Aires. My grandparent was among them. He was 16 years old and he got a job as a worker in a bakery. He worked 15 hours per day. He had neither holidays nor “aguinaldo” (1). But with Peron everything changed. He received his first “aguinaldo” and took his first holidays. In 1945, Perón married Eva Duarte, later better known as Eva Perón or “EVITA”. Her story deserves a separate chapter. She became the benefactor of poor and deprived people. She became the most beloved by poor people, but also the most hated by the bourgeoisie and high social class. She fought for causes she believes in, such as women’s suffrage and improving the lives of the poor. Sadly, Evita contracted cervical cancer and died in 1952. In 1979, Tom Rice wrote musical​ “Evita” based on her life and in 1996 Madonna played Eva Perón in the film version. But what happened with Juan Perón later? He was overthrown by a military coup in 1955 and he was obliged to left the country. And here started another long story... (1) “Aguinaldo” is an extra month's salary paid at July and December in Argentina (I couldn’t find any translation for this word).