A New Argentina - Buenos Aires

The original London cast owns this musical.

say what you want, patti lupone is amazing and owns the role, but I was very pleased with madonna's portrayal in the movie version. and the fact she is not a perfect singer adds more authenticity to the performance. i think she (madonna) was amazing and perfectly cast.

Well, Che was an argentine I think, but the character may have represented a revolutionaries view of Eva and Juan peron.

i think this was the 1980 telecast, nt 1981

I don't particularly like Madonna either, but Patti also has problems. Not vocally - she can belt like nobody since Minnelli. *grins* But later on, especially in the recent revival of Gypsy, what you said, "assault", is all she did to the tunes. She screamed. 
There's a difference between power and volume. Yes, she can sing, but this is a musical PLAY, and she also needs to act.

the charactor Che Guevara (i know he was a real guy) represents the people of Argentina

although wasnt the REAL Che not in argentina at this time....?

no he wasn't, but he was one of the bigger figures of that time. When they wrote this play, they used him to symbolize revolution, which is what he was all about.