Far from Argentina, few people may know much about Eva Perón, widely known as “Evita." But the former first lady, who died in 1952, is a constant presence in her home country. Her face is printed on hundred-peso bills, it is used by social and political organizations during protests and keeps a special place on homemade altars. Many labor union members and residents of low-income neighborhoods are devoted to Evita, feeling that she and her husband, three-time President Juan Domingo Perón, brought them social justice through Peronism, a political movement that still polarizes the country and currently constitutes the biggest opposition force against President Javier Milei.
