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Eva Longoria Foundation
Established in 2012 with several areas
of focus: boosting STEM education
for young Latinas and providing
mentorship (2,100-plus low-income
youngsters have participated in
the program), educating parents
to support their daughters’ school
careers (5,000 parents have
graduated from the training), awarding
college scholarships to Latinas,
and providing micro loans to Latinx
business owners ($2 million given to
more than 200 Latina entrepreneurs,
creating some 600 jobs to date).Eva’s Heroes
In 2006, she co-
founded this San
Antonio nonprofit
to provide
after-school
programs for
youngsters with
developmental
disabilities.Yes, she Cannes
At this year’s fest,
the Time’s Up
co-founder spoke
about ways the
organization can
empower women
voters in the 2020
election.Grand statement
Longoria with
Grand Hotel’s
female-forward
crew (clockwise
from bottom
left): Alison Kelly,
cinematographer;
Anna Notarides, first
assistant director;
Helena Barrett, stunt
coordinator; Michele
LaBrucherie, first
assistant director;
and Rebekah
Fridman, editor.Producing powerhouse
She’s executive producer of The
Harvest (2010) and Food Chains
(2014), documentary films about
the exploitation of farm workers in
the U.S., most of them Latino and
nearly 500,000 of them migrant
children. She also produced the
documentary short Go, Sebastien,
Go! for ESPN Films, about an
11-year-old Mexican-American boy
who sang the national anthem at
the NBA Finals, and the HBO doc
A Class Apart, about Mexican-
American lawyers from Texas who
argued, and won, a civil rights case
before the Supreme Court.Padres Contra
el Cancer
Since 2003,
Longoria has been
a spokeswoman for
the nonprofit group
that improves the
lives of children
with cancer.Latino
Victory Project
She’s a leader in
this progressive
political action
committee
whose mission
is to grow Latino
representation
and power at
every level of
government.Dora and the
Lost City of Gold
“It’s so exciting to
see that the first
Latino superhero
is a little girl,”
says Longoria,
pictured here with
Dora co-stars
Michael Peña and
Isabela Moner.ALL ABOUT EVA