This week’s reading was my favorite by far. I really enjoyed reading about Evita Perón, and to start talkig about the boom in technology and communications that was happening in Latin America. I think that the mass culture in radionovelas, movies, historietas, comic books, songs and even literature was a great expression of the people’s needs and the popular citizens of each country.

While I was reading about Lázaro Cárdenas and Eva Perón y felt like I was part of the people they had as followers, and they reminded me so much about Jorge Eliecer Gaitán, a populist leader in Colombia. I remembered feeling proud of being part of the middle class and even more proud to see that he was representing the lower classes. Maybe it was just empathy when I read the documents and the stories of this two leaders. I could definitely say that the crowds are moved when generous leaders approach them, when someone starts finally to care about their interest and also feel part of the people. Specially after everything that Latin American people had to go through before the populism started. Those leaders are remembered through time and even carried in people’s hearts.

I really admire Evita Perón and Jorge Eliecer Gaitán. Evita had a great contribution with the stablishment of her own organization: Fundacion Eva Peron. An institution of social help, to compensate the fact that she was not able to go to the precidence’s Sociedad de Beneficencia de Buenos Aires. She is such an important women for Latin America because she broke the stereotype of house hold pasive women had. She was really influential in the people and in politics. It can be said that her death lead in a big proportion the beguining of the end of the Peronista Regimen. Eva was always loved by  “los descamisados”, and every time she talked to the people, she showed honesty, compassion, selfness and great strenght. No one can deny that during the hard times, she was the one who was able to raise the voice and euphoria of the people to support the peronismo. 

One thing that I would like to highlight is the fact that all these leaders brought the people together after they were divided by the political interests. After reading the documents, I am left with the hope for leaders that unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future.