Eva Longoria Vasson began her career as an actress, but she always knew that she wanted more.

And so she got to work, earning her masters,

political organizing, directing, producing,

and building the Eva Empire.

She's got a new podcast on IHeart Radio

connections with Eva Longoria.

Her directorial feature debut,

Flamen Hot, which tells the story of Richard Montanese,

turning flame and hot Cheetos into a global

pop culture phenomenon,

is already getting Oscar buzz. And she recorded this interview from Wahaka where she is filming her new CNN show

searching for Mexico. Eva gets candid about everything from divorce to motherhood to finding her

purpose and why she always knew that no matter what she did, she would find success.

Eva, hello, thank you for doing this.

I've been dying to do your podcast.

Like dying.

You have so many amazing guests.

I have to tell you how much this means to me because when we launched three years ago,

everyone kept saying, well, you have to get Eva Lungoria.

You have to get Yvalongora.

And I was like, the most famous Latina in America is not going to do a podcast with someone she doesn't know that has no following season one. Like she'll come to us later. And here you are. I'm here. Honestly, I had been listening to you. And then I just didn't have anything to talk about for a long time. I was just like keeping my head down and my feet moving. I was working. And then now I have all this stuff happening and going on.

And I was just like keeping my head down and my feet moving. I was working. And then now I have all this stuff happening and going on. And I was like,

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