Thirty years ago this week, Madonna was receiving death threats for even attempting to portray Eva Perón, the musical’s titular Evita, as she was a revolutionary hero to many in her home country of Argentina. Andy Vajna, the film’s producer, called the threats “lies,” and told Variety the country was supporting the film as it would benefit the economy there. Editor’s picksMadonna and Jonathan Pryce, who played Juan Perón, in Evita. Production later moved to England and Hungary, the latter of which was made to look like Argentina in the picture. In addition to the “You Must Love Me” Oscar, Madonna won a Best Actress award from the Golden Globes in early 1997.