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Evita moved to fourth place the following weekend, grossing a further $4,374,631—a 19.2% decrease from the previous weekend. By its sixth weekend, the film moved from fourth to sixth place, earning $3,001,066. [75] Evita completed its theatrical run in North America on May 8, 1997, after 135 days (19.3 weeks) of release. [3]
Evita is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. It concentrates on the life of Argentine political leader, activist and actress Eva Perón, the second wife of Argentine president Juan Perón. The story follows Evita's early life, rise to power, charity work, and death.
María Eva Duarte de Perón (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈɾi.a ˈeβa ˈðwarte ðe peˈɾon]; née María Eva Duarte; 7 May 1919 – 26 July 1952), better known as just Eva Perón or by the nickname Evita (Spanish:), was an Argentine politician, activist, actress, and philanthropist who served as First Lady of Argentina from June 1946 until her death in July 1952, as the wife of Argentine ...
In 1996, Madonna starred in the film Evita, playing the title role. For a long time, Madonna had desired to play Eva and even wrote a letter to director Alan Parker, explaining how she would be perfect for the part. [55] After securing the role, she underwent vocal training with coach Joan Lader since Evita required the actors to sing their own ...
Aside from a 1996 movie starring Madonna or Andrew Lloyd Weber’s 1978 musical, many foreigners know relatively little about this former first lady who died 71 years ago. But in Argentina, Evita ...
Evita (1996) Alan Parker’s big screen adaptation of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Weber’s 1978 musical about Eva Perón is the biggest challenge Madonna has ever undertaken as an actress or a ...
Evita is a 1996 American musical drama film based on Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical of the same name about First Lady of Argentina, Eva Perón. [1] Directed by Alan Parker and written by Parker and Oliver Stone, the film starred Madonna, Antonio Banderas, and Jonathan Pryce in the leading roles of Eva, Ché and Juan Perón respectively.
Evita, a 1978 stage musical based on the concept album; Evita, a 1996 film based on the concept album starring Madonna Evita, the film's soundtrack; Evita, a documentary about Eva Péron; Evita Bezuidenhout, a character portrayed by South African performer, author, satirist, and social activist Pieter-Dirk Uys