The Strategic Legacy of Juan Perón(2016)

The Strategic Legacy of Juan Perón is a documentary that weaves together decades of archival material and newly discovered footage. In 1971, filmmakers Fernando Solanas and Octavio Getino secretly recorded extensive interviews with exiled Argentine president Juan Perón at his Madrid residence, smuggling the negatives past political obstacles. Forty years later, Solanas returned to Perón's former home in San Vicente, Argentina, to create this definitive portrait. Over three years of production, he combined the original clandestine recordings—heard publicly for the first time—with photographs, documents, and historical analysis to examine Perón's political philosophy and lasting influence on Argentina. The film offers an intimate look at one of Latin America's most controversial and consequential leaders through his own words and the perspectives of those closest to him.