伊娃·贝隆 （María Eva Duarte de Perón，1919年－1952年）是一位真正的传奇女人。她出生于社会最底层，作为私生女，她被生父抛弃，吃尽了苦头。在生父去世时，她的母亲带着五个孩子要去参加葬礼，却被男方的家人拒绝在门外。她的生父有自己的妻子和孩子，他们不承认伊娃和她的母亲也是死者的家庭成员。少不懂事的伊娃冲入葬礼会场，与生父的遗体告别，结果被人强行拉走，逐出门外。她当时悲愤交加，站在大街上， 远远地望着父亲的灵车，绝望地、声嘶力竭地叫着“爸爸！爸爸！......” 那一声声撕人肺腑的哭喊，划破夜空，在阿根廷一座小镇的上空回荡；那一声声痛彻心肺的呼喊，在伊娃心中种下了自强不息的种子。
麦当娜主演的音乐剧电影艾薇塔《Evita》，值得一看。下面是麦当娜在电影中演唱的“Don't Cry for Me Argentina” (1996) Yutube 录像：
Madonna - Evita - Don't Cry for Me Argentina (1996)
It won't be easy, you'll think it's strange When I try to explain how I feel That I still need your love after all that I've done You won't believe me All you will see is a girl you once knew Although she's dressed up to the nines At sixes and sevens with you
I had to let it happen, I had to change Couldn't stay all my life down at heel Looking out of the window, staying out of the sun So I chose freedom Running around, trying everything new But nothing impressed me at all I never expected it to
Don't cry for me Argentina The truth is I never left you All through my wild days My mad existence I kept my promise Don't keep your distance
And as for fortune, and as for fame I never invited them in Though it seemed to the world they were all I desired They are illusions They're not the solutions they promised to be The answer was here all the time I love you and hope you love me
Don't cry for me Argentina
Don't cry for me Argentina The truth is I never left you All through my wild days My mad existence I kept my promise Don't keep your distance
Have I said too much ? There's nothing more I can think of to say to you But all you have to do is look at me To know that ev'ry word is true
