Eva Longoria reveals she’s been living outside the ‘dystopian’ US

Eva Longoria reveals why she and her family planted their roots outside the United States.

The Flamin’ Hot director, 49, has been living between Spain and Mexico for a few years with her husband José Bastón and their 6-year-old son Santiago, she shared a cover story for from Marie Claire “Age problem.”

Longoria – who is working on the second version of her CNN miniseries, Looking for Spain, after 2023 Looking for Mexico – tells the outlet that despite spending her “entire adult life” in Los Angeles, she noticed the city “changing.”

“The atmosphere was different,” she explains, “and then Covid happened, and that pushed things over the edge. Whether it’s the homelessness or the taxes, not that I want to talk about California – it just feels like this chapter in my life is now over.

The actress, who recently appeared in the final season of Only murders in the building and the Apple TV+ series Country of womenacknowledges that she is “privileged” to be able to move to other countries.

“I can escape and go somewhere. Most Americans are not so lucky,” she says. “They will be stuck in this dystopian country, and my fear and sadness are for them.”

The Desperate housewives alum, who was previously considered a “political power broker” by The Washington Post has spent the past few months campaigning for Vice President Harris in 2020 and has been very vocal about her views on President-elect Trump.

The Texas native is known for being an outspoken activist and for rallying women and Latinos to vote Texas Tribune. “We shouted from the highest rooftops that the Latino vote is not something to be taken for granted,” she said Marie Claire. “You have to earn it and win it every election cycle.”

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About Trump, Longoria told the newspaper: “The shocking thing is not that he won, but that a convicted criminal who radiates so much hatred could hold the highest office.”

She adds, “I would like our fight to continue,” but she also acknowledges her concerns about another four years with Trump as president. “If he keeps his promises,” she says, “(America) is going to be a scary place.”

In addition to her political activism, Longoria talks in the cover story about charting her own path in the entertainment industry – including with her Oscar-nominated film Flaming hot, which she directed – and in encouraging other women to get behind the camera and assert control over their careers.

“Our industry is known for failing men in particular. It’s like, ‘He got that movie? Didn’t he… The last movie, he…? Didn’t he bomb that one? And they gave him another (opportunity)’” she says. “That’s great, but I couldn’t do that. I don’t get a second chance. I think there is no better position for me than to be underestimated, because then you can always achieve more. I feel comfortable when I outsmart anyone in the world.” room.”

Read the cover story and see more photos in the November issue of Marie Claire or visit marieclaire.com.