Eva Peron – otherwise known as Evita - became an icon in 1940s Argentina, famous for her passionate speeches and populist rhetoric. Born into poverty, she moved to Buenos Aries at the age of 15 ...

You can't think of Evita without thinking of Madonna, who played the role in the iconic 1996 film adaptation of Evita. The cast also featured Antonio Banderas as Che and Jonathan Pryce as Perón.