Perhaps one day in the future. In Isabel’s case, she’s still alive and kicking… and besides, she just wasn’t that interesting. He at least gets a good amount of singing and dancing in during Evita… 😉

Concerning the English-language confessionals: Although it is certainly no longer the case, at the time the church was founded the congregation were all English speakers. The church was founded by Passionist Missionaries from Ireland (http://www.sancristobalweb.com.ar/hist_santacruz.htm). I am curious to know what happened to the Irish Community in that neighborhood. Certainly by the 1970’s the congregation must have been primarily Spanish-speaking.

You didn’t mention in your post that there is a huge building across the street from the church, somewhat rundown now, labelled “Keating Institute.” An English-language article on Irish educational institutions in Buenos Aires posted at http://www.irlandeses.org/education.htm mentions the Keating Institute and Santa Cruz church (under the section “The Ladies of Saint Joseph’s Society”). The institute was founded as a school for orphaned Irish/Argentine girls.