Selling Argentina’s Dictatorship: Propaganda and the Peróns

With Evita as its star, Juan Perón’s propaganda campaign won Argentina's affection for the populist dictatorship, at least for a while.

Crowds mob Argentine first lady Eva Perón on a visit to Madrid, 1947. Canary Islands Historical Photography Archive (CC-BY).

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