When Eva Longoria arrived in Hollywood, A little more than 30 years ago, I had a serious problem. They always called her to play Latin characters, but she didn’t know how to speak Spanish.
Born in Texas (United States), of Mexican origin and Asturian blood, he made his way in the competitive and difficult market of film and television in the United States, Being part of the cast of the acclaimed series of desperate house ‘, but not staying there, achieving a reinvention as a producer and director.
But always with a clear objective, exalt the stories of Latinos, seeking to promote talent, both in front and behind the cameras of people of this part of the world. For all that work and effort to continue opening doors to Latin talent, it is one of the reasons why this Sunday will receive the Platinum Prize Honor, within the central gala of these awards that reach their twelfth edition.
“I am nervous to speak Spanish in Madrid, and without tequila, but tomorrow night at the ceremony I am going to talk a lot and better,” said Eva Longoria, Who confessed that he learned to speak Spanish by the hand of a Madrid and married a Mexican, “that’s why I have a rather particular accent.”
He said that from a young age he had the dream of proudly representing his roots, “looking for a way to unite the talent of our countries. I feel very proud of the greats who are and what the platinum awards have achieved in these twelve years. ”
“It is the reason why I wanted to be a producer and director, to generate opportunities for the Latin community, but unfortunately it is not happening, there are less Latinos and less women. It is not a matter of talent, that we have much, is a matter of opportunities ”, Longoria continued.
He recalled that in his award -winning film ‘Flaming Hot’, he sought that in each important position of the production team he had a Mexican in charge, “I always seek to find people who know our stories well.”
He said he is preparing a musical that will be full of Latin talent. “Shakira It is a great talent, hopefully he wants to act ”, He said laughing.
As for the big differences in payments between actresses and actors that still remain in Hollywood, he said that in his personal case he had good luck. “In ‘desperate housewives’, women were the best paid, but that is not normal in our industry and in many others, which is not fair. I want to change the laws to put women up.”
He also referred to his most recent investment in the Necaxa football team, A stronger everyday trend within the great stars of cinema and television.
”In Los Angeles we have a women’s team, and it is wonderful to see ten -year -old women and girls, team fans in the stands, so the next step was to invest in Mexican football, which is one of the most watched in the United States. Our idea is to bring it back to the top, while preparing a documentary series of the team, with their stories, their fans and their players. I love sport, there is a lot of drama in it ”, Eva Longoria ended.
With information from Colprensa.
