“Santa Evita” arrived at Star+: learn more about the series inspired by the life and death of Eva Perón
On the 70th anniversary of the death of Eva Peronthe most important passages that surrounded the former first lady of Argentina before and after death are approached in an original fiction of Star+. Based on the novel by Thomas Eloy Martinez, Saint Avoid follows the Argentine politician and actress in life and in moments after her death when her embalmed body was kidnapped by the opposition to her husband’s mandate.
“This is the story of Eva Duarte de Perón after she died, whose embalmed body traveled for more than two decades in such an uneven way as her 33 years of life. Evita died in 1952, but in 1955 the military overthrew President Perón and hid her body for several years for political reasons. This is the story of that wandering corpse and its legend”, This is how it is described in the premise of the platform.
The historical drama is divided into seven episodes of 45 minutes each, which focus on the journey of the wandering corpse of one of the most important figures in Argentina. After dying of cervical cancer, the lifeless body of Eva Peron He was kept waiting to be buried for three years, due to the construction of a mausoleum that failed to materialize.
It was the year 1995 when the Argentine military forces overthrew the president Juan Domingo Peron. At the same time, Evita’s embalmed body was removed to prevent her from becoming the last trace of the previous regime and a weapon against them. They kept him in her power and without burial for 16 years. In addition to addressing the journey of her body, the miniseries also exposes the influence of this woman in the country’s politics for more than two decades..
Saint Avoid It was filmed mainly in Buenos Aires, Argentina, exactly in more than 40 locations. The recording required an exact reconstruction of the time to represent the aesthetics of the city, clothing and politics at the time. In total, the filming required the participation of 120 actors and actresses, as well as 1,300 extras to portray the story of Evita. Additionally, there were more than 80 vintage vehicles and 150 pieces of costumes designed for the production. It consists of one of the titles in the catalog of Star+ clearly developed in Latin America.
Who gives life to the historical characters of Saint Avoid?
With the Uruguayan star Natalia Oreiro in the role of Eva Peronthe cast is also made up of Ernest Alterio as Colonel Moori Koenig; Diego Velazquez like the journalist Mariano Vázquez; Francis Orella like Dr. Pedro Ara; Y Dario Grandinetti in the role of former president Juan Domingo Perón. The project was carried out and co-produced by Non Stop, and had among its executive producers the Mexican actress Salma Hayek and José Tamez, through Ventanarosa. It was written by Marcela Guerty and Pamela Rementería; and Rodrigo García was in charge of directing it.
Other stars that make up the production are Diego Cremonesi (Arancibia), Iván Moschner (Cifuentes), Gabriela Ferraro (Doña Juana), Héctor Díaz (Alcaraz), Marcela Guerty (Adela), Guillermo Arengo (Emilio), Damián Canduci (Galarza), Sebastián Arzeno (Fesquet), Camila Mateos (teenage Eva), Jorge Prado (Renzi) and María Canale (Irene).
The entire season of Saint Avoid is available to view at Star+ from this July 26.
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