Eva Longoria
On the premiere episode of Angle on Producers, host Carolina Groppa sits down with the incomparable Eva Longoria (The Young and the Restless, Desperate Housewives).
Longoria wears many hats—actor, producer, director, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and mother… It begs the question, when does she sleep?
She’s constantly honing her craft, seeking new projects, and opening doors for women in the industry. She's passionate about paving the way for future female and minority producers, directors, and industry leaders in Hollywood and beyond.
Despite her impressive acting resume, you may be surprised to know that she’s been producing and directing for the past decade.
At the time of recording, Eva was hot off executive producing ABC’s Grand Hotel, starring Academy Award-nominated Demián Bichir and Roselyn Sanchez.
Eva leaned into her role as a producer to make a groundbreaking shift in the episodic world by hiring women to direct a majority of the series’ episodes. Because, yes… women still barely make up 7% of working directors today.
She also hired women for the director of photography and assistant director positions – notoriously male-dominated departments.
Eva is talking the talk and walking the walk…all in heels. She is a delight and a bottomless well of inspiration.
