Evita Peron essays

Evita Peron essays My name is Evita Peron. I was born in Argentina on May 7th 1919. My father, who was rich, never married my mother and he left when I was very young. That hurt me a lot. When I was growing up my family was very poor. I went to school and liked poetry and singing. When I was fifteen years old I met a singer named Agustin Magaldi and fell in love with him. He took me to the capital of Argentina, which is Buenos Aires. I became an actress but I was still very poor and I hated rich people. I started to get better parts in movies and television and I changed my image. I started to dress better I wore my hair in a bun. In 1944, I met General Juan Domingo Peron at a festival. He worked for the government as Secretary of Labor. He was very tall and handsome. He was a very smart person. We started to date and he offered me a job in the government. We fell in love and moved into a very big apartment in a very rich area. One of the most famous designers made my beautiful dresses and suits. As soon as I started to work in the government I began to help workers in forming unions. I learned a lot from Peron and followed his ideas. Many people did not agree with them. In 1945 Peron was arrested. Some people hated us. Finally, when he was set free we got married. Peron wanted to become the President of Argentina and I helped him with that. I talked to the workers at the unions and I became very powerful. Even though Peron was very rich and I was his wife, rich people never accepted me because I came from a very poor family. Peron finally became President and I started my foundation. I started to help the poor like nobody else had done it before. I gave away hundreds of toys and bicycles to poor children and food and sewing machines to the workers. People came to me when they needed help. I visited schools and hospitals. Some people loved me. I was very beautiful and powerful. Some criticized me all the time. ...