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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
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Local author writes about her family’s
struggle with Nazi regime in Argentina
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Blue Mountain Eagle
CANYON CITY — Ana
Cristina Evans Burgess, a na-
tive of Argentina now living
in Canyon City, has released
her latest work, “The Evita’s
Favorite.”
The true story about her
father, Argentinian politician
Carlos Evans Villanueva,
tells of the controversial his-
tory between Evita Peron’s
government and the Nazi re-
gime in Argentina.
At the time she was born,
Burgess’ father was the
governor of the province of
Mendoza. His term was cut
short upon the military rev-
olution of September 1955,
and ultimately he was im-
prisoned and their family
persecuted.
Burgess said growing up
in Argentina was “living in a
world full of threats.”
“The enemy was hardly
visible; however, you could
know they were there, al-
ways trying to set you up,
which makes it harder for
me to move forward,” she
said.
Burgess said she had to
learn how to identify who
was on her side and who
wasn’t and how to defend
herself in a subtle manner.
She said she couldn’t express
what she wanted, thought or
felt, always keeping an inner
dialog.
The events led to the long
struggle in favor of democra-
cy. In 2001, Burgess honored
her father in her ¿ rst work,
“Carlos Evans: Mi Padre.”
Following her father’s
sudden death at age 66, Bur-
gess left the world of politics
and pursued a career in work
and organizational psycholo-
gy.
At age 47, she traveled
with a cousin to San Fran-
Ana Burgess
Contributed photos
Images of Ana Burgess; her father, Argentinian politician Carlos Evans; and
Argentinian first lady Evan Peron grace the cover of Burgess’ latest book, “The
Evita’s Favorite.”
cisco, and later married
Ronald Burgess, with whom
she lives in Canyon City.
Through his encouragement,
she expanded her ¿ rst work
and translated it into English,
releasing it under the title
“The Evita’s Favorite.”
Putting out such a personal
story was sad, she said, hav-
ing to admit against her will
that many times she was a
victim of her circumstances.
“I could see the deep emo-
tional bond with my nanny
and my father, and could un-
derstand the origin of the fear
that still makes home in my
heart,” Burgess said.
While writing the book,
she learned to understand and
appreciate her father’s con-
stant ¿ ght to build democra-
cy in Argentina, even though
it meant enduring dif¿ cult
times, both for himself and
his family.
Burgess said with this
book she has accomplished
her role in the history of
her family as Carlos Evans’
daughter, and as a biogra-
pher, thus achieving a pend-
ing goal in her life.
Her hope is that readers
realize understanding the in-
tricate world of politics isn’t a
waste of time.
“What happens in that
world affects everyone, in-
cluding their loved ones, no
matter whether they want to
admit it or not,” Burgess said.
She would also like read-
ers to see that choosing a life
based on deep values is the
only way to get away from
feelings of emptiness and ap-
athy.
“To have a meaningful life,
people need to have strong
inner desires that shape their
lives with purpose and focus,”
Burgess said.
Burgess has published two
other books in Spanish on
work and organizational psy-
chology and job searching.
“The Evita’s Favorite” is
available in E-book format.
Learn more about Burgess
and all her works at www.th-
eevitasfavorite.com.
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