Eva Longoria’s film career began with a small cameo in the popular television series Beverly Hills, 90210. Participation in such a famous project, as well as several subsequent guest appearances in other shows helped to significantly accelerate the actress's promotion in Hollywood. Her first main role was the character of Gabriela Solis from the rather successful television series Desperate Housewives.
Now her filmography includes more than 40 paintings and various television projects. Currently, the actress continues to engage in filming. Also already has several prepared paintings for a couple of years in advance. In addition, she is also actively involved in directing and producing.
Today we dwell in more detail on one of the activities of Eva Longoria - films with her participation. From her entire career in the cinema, we will try to choose especially memorable works. It is worth clarifying that on our list there are only films with Eva Longoria, and not TV shows. Accordingly, such projects as Desperate Housewives (2004) or Telenovela (2015) we will not mention. In all the films below, Longoria played the main roles.
Harsh Times (2005)
Opens our today's list of films with Eva Longoria crime drama "Severe times." A young guy named Jim has served in Afghanistan and is now in a hurry to return home. Upon arrival, he and his friend Mike set off in search of work. But their every sortie ends with the fact that the guys spend time drinking alcohol and smoking weed.
One day, fate decides to give the heroes the long-awaited opportunities. Mike gets a position in the company of his old friend, and Jim, despite the failed test assignments, is still recruited by the FBI.
The role of Eva Longoria in "Harsh Times" is Mike's friend, Sylvia.
"The Bride from the Other World" (2008)
The next film with Eva Longoria in the title role is the fantasy melodrama "The Bride from Beyond." In the story, the actress plays a young girl Kate, who is engaged to her fiancé Henry and is waiting for an imminent wedding. But this long-awaited event was never destined to happen: right during the ceremony, the sculpture falls on the heroine, and she dies.
Heartbroken Henry decides to visit a psychic named Ashley, who promises to make contact with the deceased bride. The heroes themselves do not notice how mutual sympathy arises between them. Henry begins to meet with Ashley, but this alignment does not suit the ghost of Kate, who still wanders in the world of the living. The girl begins to pursue the newly-minted couple and in every possible way to terrorize her living rival.
"Lower education" (2008)
A funny comedy about how one person tries to go against the usual system. Tom Willoman is an ordinary teacher who teaches at the Geraldine Ferrero elementary school. His colleagues in the company with the director himself are only engaged in begging money from the parents of the students, spending the entire budget left and right, and also hangover during the lessons. Tom, in turn, is trying to remain a worthy and honest teacher. For the sake of saving the school, he decides that the time has come to unite students, bring teachers to life, and also get rid of corruption once and for all.
The role of Eva Longoria in "Lower Education" - Rebecca Seabrook.
“No Men - No Problems” (2011)
Another comedy film with the participation of Eva Longoria, where she played the role of a heroine named Rosalba. The events of the picture unfold in a small town located somewhere in Latin America. This place attracts the attention of an American war correspondent named Gordon, who is in search of interesting sensations. Why is this town so remarkable? And the fact that all the men disappeared from it and now only women live there. The fact is that the entire male half of the local population was taken into the ranks of the partisan army. From that moment on, abandoned wives, mothers and daughters are trying to build a new female world, and charming Rosalba runs the show. Sounds like a story for a unique story, right?
“Baytown Outlawed” (2012)
The plot of this comedy action movie is set around the brave trinity of siblings. They love conflicts, do not go into the pocket for a word, do not restrain their emotions and have excellent physical fitness. In their hometown, the brothers scare even the locals. But what happens if you direct the unbridled power of the Trinity to do a good deed?
One day a strange thing happens in the city. One of the local residents of the mountain - somewhere her only son disappeared. The old woman believes that the matter is unclean, since the missing guy, who is also an invalid, simply had no need to run away from home. So something criminal has happened! In the hope of finding her son, the old woman decides to ask for help from the local trinity, who, surprisingly, readily take up the matter.
The role of Eva Longoria in the movie “Baytown Outlaw” - Celeste.
Frontera (2014)
Thriller, drama and western in one bottle. "Frontera" will surely appeal to all lovers of good crime films. The main topics on which the picture focuses on: drug trafficking, a surge in immigration and the investigation of crimes.
The main events take place in Arizona, where every day a large number of Mexicans move across the border. Someone does this in order to find a job and improve their own lives, and someone - to trade in various illegal activities. One of the illegal immigrants is involved in the murder of the wife of a former local sheriff. Heartbroken and obsessed with revenge, the man turns to the acting sheriff for help, and together they begin the search for the criminal.
The role of Eva Longoria in Fronter is Paulina.
Any Day (2015)
In the center of the picture is the story of a professional fighter named Vayan. Vine approaches boxing matches as if he is fighting not for life but for death. Entering the ring, he manages to demonstrate to the enemy and the public the full strength of his hot-tempered and unbridled disposition.
Once Vine has to pay for his intemperance - during an accidental fight, he does not count the blow and kills the person. After this, the man, of course, is sentenced to a long prison term. While behind bars, Vine spends a lot of time thinking and working on his character. The hero enters the freedom of a completely changed person. Now he is trying to start everything from scratch, but the mistakes of the past are not so easily let go.
The role of Eva Longoria in Any Day is Jolene.
Overboard (2018)
A new film with Eva Longoria, which was released last year. This version of "Overboard" is a remake of the picture of the same name, released in 1987.
A pretty pizza delivery girl named Kate really wants to replace the arrogant and boorish rich man Leonardo. Fortunately, this opportunity is soon available: the offender falls from one of his luxury yachts and loses his memory. Taking advantage of the moment, Kate takes the millionaire from the hospital ward directly to his home and tries to convince him that they are actually long married. Moreover, Leonardo is the father of three wonderful children.
Surprisingly, Kate’s lie really works, and the man begins to live as required by the role invented for him. That's just this farce does not last long.
The role of Eva Longoria in the movie "Overboard" - Teresa.