Thirsty Thursday-Eva Longoria

EVA LONGORIA "" BIOGRAPHY

Eva Jacqueline Longoria was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, on the 15th March 1975. Eva is the youngest of the four daughters. Her parents, Enrique (in military service, retired) and Ella (a teacher, retired), are both Catholic and tried to give her a correct and neat childhood. She grew up in Corpus Christi and went to High School where she became a cheerleader. She got her Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology at the Texas A&M, Kingsville. She wanted to be a fitness coordinator, but when she entered a beauty contest at her 18th, she won and became

Miss Corpus Christi. In 1996 she became spotted by Elaine Motl, the owner of a local model agency, and was send straight away to Los Angeles. At her first day in LA she had 4 auditions. After her first television spot she was hired in 2001 for the daytime-soap “The Young And The Restless” (TYATR) to play the role of Isabella Brana Williams. She won an ALMA award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama. Her career moved on very fast ever since with guest appearances in shows like General Hospital, Beverly Hills 90210, The Bold And The Beautiful and with small movie roles like in Señorita Justice (2003) and Carlita’s Secrets (2004). Longoria just wrapped the upcoming indie film Harsh Times, opposite Christian Bale and Freddie Rodriguez.

In 2003 she started hosting The Talent Agency and she’s getting behind the scenes as producer in the critically lauded comedy-variety show Hot Tamales Lives. She also had a role in the theatre show “What The Rabbit Saw”. She exits TYATR and she was the first actress to cast for the hottest primetime show at this moment, Desperate Housewives (DH), for the role of Gabrielle Solis.

DH debuted on ABC in October 2004, which has now over 27 million viewers a week, won 2 Golden Globe Awards and a SAG Award. Her personality Gabrielle Solis is a model, married to a rich business man named Carlos. She found out that a luxury life isn’t that one thing that makes you happy. She’s having an affaire with a 17 year old gardener. She was voted for the title of New Faces of Fall 2004 by TV Guide, Rolling Stone's People of the Year , Variety and USA Today.

Not much later she got to People and Espagnol’s “25 Most Beautiful People”.

Eva: “I grew up as an ugly duckling. They used to call me prieta fea. So when this came out, I was like: Ha, somebody thinks I’m beautiful!” Nowadays she’s turning into a sex-symbol by being included in the Maxim Hot 100 for the 2004 and 2005 Calendar and a fashion icon who is predicted to become bigger than Jennifer Lopez! Eva enjoys her hobby’s, she’s involved with MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defence and Educational Fund) and she’s politically active. She says: “I was very active this year (2004) and I campaigned for Kerry. We did an outreach for Latino voters to get them to go out and vote. That was really tiring. And I didn't do very well, obviously. Ha ha. But I will be more politically active in 2005.” Her love life isn’t all that glamorous. On 2004 she got divorced to actor Tyler Christopher, and after the divorce she dated N’Sync’s JC Chasez. She started 2005 fresh and single, she blamed the break-up to his age.