The 1996 musical film starring Madonna about Eva Perón is Evita. The film dramatizes the life of Eva Duarte, an Argentine actress who became the wife of President Juan Perón and one of Argentina's most influential political figures.
Directed by Alan Parker, Evita is based on the stage musical by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, which began as a 1976 concept album before reaching the stage. Madonna plays Eva, Jonathan Pryce plays Juan Perón, and Antonio Banderas serves as Che, a fictionalized narrator and observer rather than a literal depiction of Ernesto “Che” Guevara.
The production was filmed in Argentina, Budapest, and at Shepperton Studios. It attracted controversy in Argentina because some Peronists feared the story would misrepresent Eva's legacy. The film also prompted Argentina's government to produce Eva Perón: The True Story, a separate 1996 biographical film.
Evita earned Madonna a Golden Globe for Best Actress and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for “You Must Love Me.” The title is a familiar nickname for Eva Perón, derived from the diminutive form of her first name.