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[edit] Reference to popular culture in intro paragraphs?

A while ago someone suggested to me that in editing this page I could consider the articles about Che Guevara and Joan of Arc as models. Looking over these pages just now, I see that in the intro paragraphs they make reference to the popular culture impacts of both figures. The Guevara page references his status as a pop culture icon, particularly the importance of the famous portrait. And the Joan of Arc page makes reference to her being an important figure in Western civilization.

This leads me to wonder if maybe something should be mentioned about Evita's presence in popular culture. I think that if we are to use the Guevara and Joan of Arc pages as examples, then this should be done. On the other hand, I fear that the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber is more famous than Eva Peron herself, which I think is unfortunate. Part of me likes having the intro refer only to the historical woman herself, with the musical, etc., relegated to the bottom of the article.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,

Andrew Parodi (talk) 13:55, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

I guess I'm late, but doing that would be wrong, as it would also be wrong in similar articles like Che Guevara or Joan of Arc if they do that. Fiction and non-fiction are not to be mixed, and an article about a historical person or event should be focused all the way in reality, and talk about related fiction at the end, when the real things about the topic have all been accounted for. If a fictional work about a historical person is more known than the person itself, then the purpose of an encyclopedia article about the person is to teach and explain the unknown things, not to perpetuate confusion.
I can mention another example similar to the Eva Perón - Evita musical much more closer in time. The movie 300 (film). After it, many people thought they knew about the Battle of Thermopylae, but they didn't, they knew about the film. The article about the real battle makes no mention in the lead about the famous, current and big seller movie, and it is fine it does not. Benito Sifaratti (talk) 20:14, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for the comment. I am torn. On one hand, I'd like to include that she is important in popular culture, which would mean referencing the musical. But then, as you say, in the English speaking world the musical is more famous than she is, and this article could serve in reversing that trend. Thanks. -- Andrew Parodi (talk) 23:48, 7 May 2008 (UTC)