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Eva Doesn't Sleep

In 1952, Argentina's beloved First Lady, Eva Perón, died of cancer at the age of thirty-three. A renowned embalmer was commissioned by the grieving Juan Perón to preserve her body for display, and Argentines flocked to be near "Evita". Three years later, when his government was overthrown by a military coup, Perón fled the country before he could make arrangements for the transportation of his wife's body. The military junta now in control kidnapped the corpse; so afraid were they of Eva's symbolic power that they even made it illegal to utter her name.

Top Cast

  • Gael García Bernal

    Gael García Bernal

    Massera

  • Denis Lavant

    Denis Lavant

    Koenig

  • Imanol Arias

    Imanol Arias

    Dr. Ara

  • Ailín Salas

    Ailín Salas

    Juana

  • Daniel Fanego

    Daniel Fanego

    Aramburu

  • Sofía Brito

    Sofía Brito

    Esther

  • Nicolás Goldschmidt

    Nicolás Goldschmidt

    Robles

  • Miguel Ángel Solá

    Miguel Ángel Solá

  • Adrián Ero

    Adrián Ero

Overview

In 1952, Argentina's beloved First Lady, Eva Perón, died of cancer at the age of thirty-three. A renowned embalmer was commissioned by the grieving Juan Perón to preserve her body for display, and Argentines flocked to be near "Evita". Three years later, when his government was overthrown by a military coup, Perón fled the country before he could make arrangements for the transportation of his wife's body. The military junta now in control kidnapped the corpse; so afraid were they of Eva's symbolic power that they even made it illegal to utter her name.

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