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Eva Longoria believes Hollywood is “nowhere near equality” when it comes to directing. The ‘Desperate Housewives’ actress has stepped behind the camera for a feature film for the first time on ‘Flamin’ Hot’, but she thinks there are still too few opportunities available for women to follow in her footsteps. She told Britain’s Grazia magazine: “One in 10 directors are female. “We’re nowhere near equality and it’s still challenging for women to get the opportunity to direct.” Before she took on the director’s job, Eva wanted to learn as much as possible about the art of making a film. She said: ...
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Eva Longoria has read "many scripts" as she looks for her next directorial effort. The 48-year-old actress has made her feature debut behind the camera on the film 'Flamin' Hot' and explained that the ideas she has been sent have struggled to match the quality of the movie about the invention of Flamin' Hot Cheetos. Speaking to Variety, Eva said: "I will tell you it's been very difficult. I've been sent many scripts already. I've been reading so much, but there's nothing so far that has sparked in me the intense passion that I had for telling this particular story. "I was asking my agent, 'Do ...
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Eva Longoria found directing 'Flamin' Hot' to be a "super empowering" experience. The 48-year-old star feels proud to have helmed the new biopic, which is based on the story of Richard Montanez, a former janitor who claims to have invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos. Discussing her experience of directing the film, Eva told The New Yorker: "It was super empowering and scary at the same time. "I think you can’t expand and grow unless you’re in awkward situations, unless you’re in situations that scare you. I was prepared for it. I was like, 'Oh, I’m so nervous about making the right decision.' But I w...
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Eva Longoria believes Hollywood has always defined "what a hero is". The 48-year-old star has directed a new biopic called 'Flamin' Hot', which is based on the story of Richard Montanez, a former janitor who claims to have invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos, and Eva hopes that it will help to challenge stereotypes surrounding the Mexican-American community. The actress-turned-director - who was born in Texas to Mexican parents - told the 'Backstage' podcast: "I think there's obviously stereotypes that have been about our community for so long, but also because we don't get many movies like this. "I ...
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Jesse Garcia is desperate to make 'Flamin' Hot' a success for the sake of Latinos in the film industry. The 40-year-old actor stars in the movie as Richard Montanez – a Frito-Lay janitor who claimed to have invented the successful Flamin' Hot Cheetos snack – and thinks it is imperative that Eva Longoria's picture performs to give Latino actors and directors the chance to do more films. Jesse told Variety: "Non-Latino projects, they have the luxury of failing. But if our work doesn't work – or if for some reason is not successful – it's a struggle to get the next project. "That's why 'Flamin' H...
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Eva Longoria says being “bossy by nature” makes her transition into directing movies easier. The ‘Desperate Housewives’ actor, 46, gave an insight about what it was like taking a role behind the camera on her directorial debut ‘Flamin’ Hot’. She told Hello! magazine: “I’m bossy by nature. I love telling people what to do and I’m really good at it.” She called her breakout role on the noughties TV hit, where she played Gabriella Solis, as her “film school”. Eva said: “I absorbed and leant everything from every director and producer. I was just a sponge. "People think I’m an actor turned directo...
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