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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Evita
17 years. "...Money was raised to build a tomb, a monument to Evita. Only the pedestal was completed and Evita's body disappeared for seventeen years."
30127. "...Oh what bliss to sign your checks as three-o-one-two-seven. Never been accounts in the name of Eva Peron!"
Tinpot castle. "...Who the hell does the King of England think he is? Tea at some tinpot castle of his--what kind of invitation is that?..."
26. "...High flying, adored, what happens now, where do you go from here?
For someone on top of the world, the view's not exactly clear. A shame you did it all at twenty-six..."
Duarte de Peron. "...Let the world know that our great nation is awakening and that its heart beats in the humble bodies of Juan Peron--and his wife, the first lady of Argentina, Eva Duarte de Peron!"
Twenty seconds. "...I don't always rush in like this, Twenty seconds after saying hello..."
Luna Park stadium. This is at a concert in aid of the victims of an earthquake that devastated the town of San Juan, Argentina.
Eton. "...The result of the match? Oh yes -- the home team won, but as the British ambassador pointed out, that did not reflect badly on British
horsemanship. Three of the Argentine players were educated at Eton."
20:25 hours. "(in Spanish) It is the sad duty of the Secretary of the Press... (in English) ...to inform the people of Argentina that Eva Peron, spiritual leader of the nation, entered immortality at 20.25 hours today."
| Is this how the lyric goes? "I could burn with the spendor of the brightest fire, or else, or else I could choose life." | "Evita" quiz
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No. "Or else I could choose time."
diamond. "She's a diamond in their dull, gray lives. And that's the hardest kind of stone. It usually survives."
| What is something the children don't ask Eva for? | "Evita" quiz
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for her to adopt them. This is the part where Eva is declared a saint.
True. This is from "And the Money Kept Rolling In".
| Is this the correct lyric? "All my descamisados expect me to outshine the enemy, the aristocracy! I won't disappoint them!" | "Evita" quiz
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Yes. "I'm their savior! That's what called me! So Lauren Bacall me! Anything goes to make me fantastic, I have to be rainbow high! In magical colors!"
| "He supports you, for he loves you, _________ you, is one of you! If not, how could he love me?" Finish the lyric. | "Evita" quiz
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understands. "A new Argentina, the chains of the masses untied! A new Argentina, the voice of the people cannot be, and will not be, and must not be denied!"
Precisely!. "Such a shame she wondered into our enclosure. How unfortunate this person has forced us to be blunt."
| What are the final words of "Another Suitcase in Another Hall"? | "Evita" quiz
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Don't ask anymore. "I don't expect my love affairs to last, for long. Never fooled myself that my dreams will come true."
| "Creeping home before it gets too light, that's not the reason that I..." What comes next? | "Evita" quiz
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caught your eye. "I'd be surprisingly good for you."
politics. "With much sleight of hand, politics, the art of the possible."
| This is the correct lyric: "Goodnight and thank you, whoever. You've completed your task. What more could we ask of you now?" | "Evita" quiz
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False. It's really 'Magaldi' instead of 'whoever'.
| "____ years from now I shall come back..." What goes in the blank? | "Evita" quiz
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five. This is the part where Eva tries to convince Magaldi to take her to the city.
a circus. This show is about the life of Eva Peron. In the beginning, we see her funeral.
"And the Money Kept Rolling in". "And the money kept rolling in from every side.
Eva's pretty hands reached out and they reached wide.
Now you may feel it should have been a voluntary cause
But that's not the point my friends".
"Peron's Latest Flame". In the song "Peron's Latest Flame" the aristocrats panic about how they're losing their place in society and the army complains about how Eva's controlling Peron.
"Lament". [Che:]
"The choice was yours and no one else's.
You can cry for a body in despair
Hang your head because she is no longer there,
To shine, to dazzle, or betray.
How she lived, how she shone
But how soon the lights were gone".
Argentina. "Don't cry for me, Argentina,
The truth is I shall not leave you
Though it may get harder for you to see me.
I'm Argentina, and always will be".
| In "Waltz for Eva and Che", Eva sings "In a body that's falling apart? A serious flaw, I hope you know that ..." What serious flaw is she talking about?
| "But who is this Santa Evita?..."
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Uterine cancer. Eva suffered from uterine cancer for many years, which she later died from.
Machiavell, Christian Dior , Lauren Bacall. "I came from the people, they need to adore me,
So *Christian Dior* me from my head to my toes".
"I'm their product, it's vital you sell me,
So 'Machiavell' me, make an Argentine Rose".
"I'm their savior, that's what they call me,
So Lauren Bacall me, anything goes"
Politics. [Che:]
"One always picks the easy fight
One praises fools, one smothers light.
One shifts from left to right -
Politics, the art of the possible"
Senor Jabon. Magaldi: Eva's first lover who brought her to Buenos Aires.
Huevo: Photographed her and put her in "every magazine".
Emilio: Helped her career. "You've completed your task,
What more can we ask of you now?"
Senor Jabon: "Found her a spot on the sound radio"
immortal. [Che:]"You let down your people Evita
You were supposed to have been immortal"
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