She was the bubbly, spicy and sexy little girl from “Desperate Housewives” a dozen years ago and we thought she was going to disappear from the radar once the series ended: Eva Longoria is now almost fifty ( she will be 50 next March) and is now seen as a producer and director who carries as much weight in Hollywood as on the American political scene.
She confided in Marie-Claire about how time passes and what she still wants to accomplish. Of course she takes care of her appearance, watches her sleep, takes food supplements. But “not because I don’t want to get old, but because I want to get old,” she confides. Because she still has a thirst to discover the world even if she is “depressed” at the idea that she will “not be able to see everything before she dies”.
This bulimia pushes her to accept all projects that could excite her. The year 2024 was extremely busy: in March, she was on the red carpet at the Oscars where “Flamin' Hot”, the first film she directed, was nominated. She starred in the series “Land of Women” (of which she is also a producer), broadcast on Apple TV+ and appeared in “Only Murders in the Building” on Hulu. At the same time, this cooking enthusiast released a recipe book and filmed “Searching for Spain”, a sequel to “Searching for Mexico”, a miniseries broadcast on CNN devoted to culinary know-how.
Very committed, she obviously rolled up her sleeves for weeks to support Kamala Harris and mobilize the Latino community because Trump's victory in 2016 was a big blow to her head. “I have never been so depressed in my life,” she recalls.
This episode made her doubt: “I wondered if my vote really counted, if I really made a difference,” she confides. “I truly believed deep in my heart that the best person wins. And then it happened, and I was like, “Oh, wait. The best person doesn't win. In 2024, it's different: “What's shocking isn't that he won, it's that a convicted felon who spews so much hatred can hold the highest office.”
Her family has been Texan for nine generations, but she worries about the future of her country: “If he keeps his promises, [ce pays] will be a scary place. She is no longer in the United States very often, living between Spain and Mexico (Editor's note: her husband is the head of Televisa, one of the biggest groups in South America). “I'm privileged, I can escape and go somewhere” but “most Americans aren't that lucky. They will find themselves stuck in this dystopian country, and I am anxious and sad for them.
