Eva Longoria

Having worked consistently in Hollywood for over 20 years, Eva Longoria has cemented herself as an industry staple known for her work both in front of and behind the camera. Longoria continues to hone her craft, seek new projects, and expand opportunities for others by paving the way for future women and minority producers, directors and industry leaders in Hollywood and beyond. Longoria is a dedicated philanthropist and activist who has consistently lent her voice to the issues she is passionate about, ranging from immigration to reproductive rights.

Longoria made her feature directorial debut in 2023 with the Searchlight biopic Flamin’ Hot about the story of Richard Montañez and the spicy Flamin’ Hot Cheetos snack for which she beat out multiple high profile film directors vying for the job. Flamin’ Hot premiered June 9th on Hulu and was the most watched Searchlight Pictures streaming premiere ever and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for The Fire Inside written by Diane Warren and performed by Becky G. Upon its premiere at SXSW, reviewers heralded Eva as a “Budding filmmaker determined to make it authentic for the people it is about.”

In December 2021, CNN announced it had set Eva Longoria: Searching For Mexico, an original docuseries that launched March 26, 2023. A new iteration of CNN’s popular Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy that Longoria pitched to the network herself, the six-part docuseries follows Longoria as she travels across Mexico exploring the country’s cuisine. In May 2024, it was announced that CNN would be reviving the Searching For series with the upcoming original Eva Longoria: Searching for Spain to premiere on CNN in the spring of 2025. A true foodie, Eva released her second cookbook My Mexican Kitchen in October 2024 which was named one of Amazon’s Best Books of the Year.

Eva was most recently seen on the silver screen as Gala in Land of Women for Apple TV+ which she executive produced and starred opposite Carmen Maura. Coming up, Eva is set to star in Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, and Amazon MGM’s Oh. What. Fun. and The Pickup. Other past acting credits include Grand Hotel, BoJack Horseman, Jane the Virgin, Empire, Devious Maids, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Young and the Restless, and the hit ABC series Desperate Housewives.