Eva Doesn't Sleep (2015) on Netflix
After Eva Perón dies in 1952, Juan Perón commissions an embalmer to preserve her body. Three years later a coup overthrows his government, and the military takes the corpse.
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Plot summary
In 1952 Eva Perón, Argentina's First Lady, dies of cancer at thirty-three. Juan Perón brings in a renowned embalmer to preserve her body for public display, and Argentines flock to be near her. Three years later a military coup topples his government and he leaves the country before arranging for his wife's body to be moved. The junta that now holds power seizes the corpse, so afraid of her symbolic power that speaking her name becomes illegal. The embalmer who prepared her and the military officers who take the body to a secret location stand at the center of the story.
Cast
- Jorge Rafael Videlaas Self(archive footage)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Eva Doesn't Sleep (2015)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- To play Eva Perón's corpse in Eva Doesn't Sleep, lead actress Sabrina Macchi underwent strict training to control her breathing, keep her eyelids quiet and avoid swallowing saliva.
- Sabrina Macchi originally auditioned for a different character in Eva Doesn't Sleep, but director Pablo Agüero decided she would be a good actress for the part of Eva Perón.
