The composer Mauricio Kagel (1931 aspects of politics under the presidential duo Perón / 'Evita' in 1946 and their impact on his musical life. In addition to Kagel's musical commitment, his contacts with film, the visual artists of the Bauhaus, the writers Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortázar, Witold Gombrowicz, and the French theater group Renaud-Barrault are central to Richter-Ibáñez' analysis. Likewise, the musicians Pierre Boulez, Michael Gielen, and Juan Carlos Paz turn up as reference points in Kagel's works and career.