A House Without Curtains

Mar 19, 2021

1h 32m

★ 7.0

Overview

María Estela Martínez, better known as Isabel Perón, achieved what Evita Perón never could: From an unknown cabaret dancer she became the first female president of the Americas. But after surviving prison and exile under South America’s most brutal military dictatorship, Isabel was forgotten in popular memory. “Una casa sin cortinas” (A House Without Curtains) uncovers why Isabel still haunts Argentina today.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Estudio X

INCAA

Fondo Nacional de las Artes

A House Without Curtains Trailers

Cast

Herself

Haydée Padilla

Himself

Juan Carlos Dante Gullo

Himself

Juan Manuel Abal Medina

Ella misma (Material de archivo)

Isabel Perón

himself

Octavio Aceves

himself

Alfredo Garcia Serrano

herself

Marcia Schvartz

himself

Enrique Savio

herself

Nilda Garré

himself

Carlos Ruckauf

himself

Harry Ingham

herself

Norma Herrera de Landini

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