Hispanic Heritage Month: Eva Longoria by Teen Tech University https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/ih21ws8m3yzmjnp5 Modern Hispanic-Americans Making An Impact en-us 2022-08-16 11:58:08 UTC 2025-09-29 15:14:41 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/29245221/188cd25551532f5748b1f3d34a9e06b8/NicePng_american_flag_transparent_png_399191.png Want to know more? TeenTechUniversity https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/ih21ws8m3yzmjnp5/wish/2262170159 2022-08-16 12:04:12 UTC https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/ih21ws8m3yzmjnp5/wish/2262170159 Notable Quote: “Being Mexican is who I am,” Longoria says. “For me, it exudes in everything that I do every day from how I style my hair, to putting on my lip liner, to putting on my hoops, to what I make for breakfast, how I have my café con leche, how I drive. It seeps into every aspect of my life.” Eva Longoria, 2021 TeenTechUniversity https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/ih21ws8m3yzmjnp5/wish/2262176529 Notable Quote]]> 2022-08-16 12:14:39 UTC https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/ih21ws8m3yzmjnp5/wish/2262176529 Making An Impact TeenTechUniversity https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/ih21ws8m3yzmjnp5/wish/2262178368 Eva is staunch activist for gender equality. She’s also used her platform to shine a light on issues impacting Latino communities, specifically Latino visibility on and off-screen, something she says is vital in preserving the wellbeing of Hispanic communities.
“The problem is when you don’t have a person of color within your community, if your neighbors aren’t Latino, the only reference you have of us is the news. And that doesn’t do a very good job of portraying who we are,” Longoria explains. “And so, representation in TV, in film, in music, in art, it matters because it educates the community about who we are.”

]]> 2022-08-16 12:17:40 UTC https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/ih21ws8m3yzmjnp5/wish/2262178368 Eva Longoria TeenTechUniversity https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/ih21ws8m3yzmjnp5/wish/2262180933 Eva Jacqueline Longoria Bastón is an American actress, producer, and director. A beauty pageant contestant in her youth, she got her first break in show business with a regular role on The Young and the Restless from 2001 to 2003.
Her breakthrough role came in 2004 as Gabrielle Solis on the hit television series Desperate Housewives.

]]> 2022-08-16 12:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/ih21ws8m3yzmjnp5/wish/2262180933 Early Life TeenTechUniversity https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/ih21ws8m3yzmjnp5/wish/2262182178 Eva Jacqueline Longoria was born on March 15, 1975 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Ella Eva Longoria (formerly Mireles), a special education teacher and Enrique Longoria Jr., a rancher. The youngest of four sisters who grew up in a Mexican-American family on a ranch near Corpus Christi, Longoria attended Texas A&M University-Kingsville where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology. After graduating from college, she entered a talent contest that brought her to Los Angeles, where she was spotted and subsequently signed by a theatrical agent. ]]> 2022-08-16 12:22:59 UTC https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/ih21ws8m3yzmjnp5/wish/2262182178 Interesting Facts TeenTechUniversity https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/ih21ws8m3yzmjnp5/wish/2262187494 Eva makes it a priority to teach her son, Santi, Mexican traditions that she once loved during her childhood. She states in an online interview with E! News, "There's so much tradition just steeped into our daily rituals and I love it," she raved of bringing up Santi to understand his deep-rooted Mexican heritage. While Longoria grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas, the youngest of four daughters raised by Mexican-American parents, her businessman husband was born in Mexico City, some 88 miles from where they were married in 2016.
"It's a beautiful thing to continue to pass on and to continue to celebrate," the founder of production company UnbeliEVAble Entertainment shared. "I think that's probably one of the most beautiful things about our Latino Hispanic community is the deep traditions and they're rooted so far back. And it's nice to celebrate that."]]> 2022-08-16 12:29:14 UTC https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/ih21ws8m3yzmjnp5/wish/2262187494 A Positive Influence on the World TeenTechUniversity https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/ih21ws8m3yzmjnp5/wish/2262192590 As a passionate advocate of education, Longoria founded The Eva Longoria Foundation. The purpose of the foundation is to help Latinas build better futures for themselves and their families through education and entrepreneurship.]]> 2022-08-16 12:36:19 UTC https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/ih21ws8m3yzmjnp5/wish/2262192590 Family TeenTechUniversity https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/ih21ws8m3yzmjnp5/wish/2262198668 2022-08-16 12:44:28 UTC https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/ih21ws8m3yzmjnp5/wish/2262198668 Family TeenTechUniversity https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/ih21ws8m3yzmjnp5/wish/2262199222 Eva with her siblings.]]> 2022-08-16 12:45:21 UTC https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/ih21ws8m3yzmjnp5/wish/2262199222 Multimedia Link TeenTechUniversity https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/ih21ws8m3yzmjnp5/wish/2262204021 Eva Longoria and Gloria Estevan discuss the lack of Latino representation in Hollywood. By bringing this issue to the forefront, Eva and Gloria can make an impact on movie creators and directors - encouraging them to expand their casting to include more diverse characters. ]]> 2022-08-16 12:51:47 UTC https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/ih21ws8m3yzmjnp5/wish/2262204021 TeenTechUniversity https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/ih21ws8m3yzmjnp5/wish/2262210889 2022-08-16 13:00:37 UTC https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/ih21ws8m3yzmjnp5/wish/2262210889