L.A. Woman: Eva Longoria Fights For Her Community on Film and on the Ground
As her profile grew, so did her activism. She's used her platform to fight for immigration reform and workers' rights via the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) and the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) as well as United Farm Workers and the Dolores Huerta Foundation. Her own namesake foundation helps Latina women and their families with education and entrepreneurship, and another group she formed, Eva's Heroes, is dedicated to helping special needs adults with a variety of online and in-person programs.In addition to her presence on the front lines of the L.A. fires, she donated to the California Community Foundation's Wildfire Recovery Fund. She also contributed $1 million to Julián Castro's Latino Community Foundation's Wildfire Relief Fund — to 'make sure that the people from my community were getting resources that they needed,' she says of something she's always prioritized.
"I am a very proud Latina,' Longoria adds — and it seems to inspire everything she does, from serving as director of 2023's Flamin' Hot to her most recent acting role as Selena Gomez's movie double in Only Murders in the Building. Her CNN original series Searching for Spain — a spinoff of her hit Searching for Mexico — is coming in 2025, and an FX and Disney+ Latin America docuseries following the Mexican soccer team Club Necaxa is also forthcoming. Her comedy film Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip debuts on Disney+ March 28, and she celebrates 20 years as a global ambassador for L'Oréal Paris.But philanthropy remains her most important role. 'I do it as a person who cares deeply about humanity,' she says, 'and as a daughter who grew up in a household where my parents taught me what volunteerism means and the value of it.'Learn more about Longoria's humanitarian projects and social justice work at evalongoriafoundation.org and evasheroes.org.
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