Eva Longoria Parker has been named The Hollywood Reporter’s Philanthropist of the Year for her vigorous children’s charity work and dedication to social causes.
The 34-year-old star, who was born to poor Mexican immigrants was chosen, because of her dedication to give back to her community, The Reporter’s publisher Eric Mika said Monday.
“I’ve never met a more conscientious and socially aware young, energetic talent. She pours her free time and energy into raising millions of dollars for charitable missions that make a difference in the Latino community and other humanitarian organizations,” said Mika.
Eva, who is married to pro basketball player Tony Parker, founded Eva’s Heroes, a charity in her home town of San Antonio, Texas, which provides an after-school program for children with developmental disabilities. She is also a spokeswoman for Parents Against Cancer, which aims to improve the lives of families of Latino children with cancer.
Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria Parker and her husband, NBA San Antonio Spurs point guard, Tony Parker, have been tapped to appear in the 2009 London Fog holiday marketing campaign, marking the couple’s first fashion campaign together.
“It was fun to work together,” Eva says the series of saucy snaps shot by photographer Nino Munoz at Milk Studios in Los Angeles. “London Fog is always classy and beautiful, and we knew we were in good hands for the campaign.” And the fashionista put her stamp of approval on the collection, enthusing “the coats and bags were gorgeous; I am a huge fan of trench coats and all the London Fog trenches were amazing.” Read the rest of this entry »
Eva Longoria Parker is going back to school to help other Hispanics.
Eva — a Mexican-American — is getting in touch with her roots by enrolling at California State University Northridge, where she’s seeking a Master’s Degree in Chicano Studies and Political Science.
“Because of my involvement with the National Council of La Raza (civil rights group) and my charity work, I really wanted a better, more authentic understanding of what my community has gone through so I can help create change,” the star of the ABC dramedy Desperate Housewives revealed in an interview with TV Guide this week.
Eva is already a graduate of Texas A&M University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Kinesiology.
Mexican-American actress Eva Longoria Parker is set to star in her first-ever Spanish-speaking film role.
Desperate Housewives’ Gabby Solis has landed a role in Day of Grace, a Mexican film about kidnapping.
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Eva’s character will help solve the mystery at the center of the film’s plot, producer Leopoldo Gout told The Associated Press Thursday. He adds that the star “read the script and loved the characters and the story’s depth.”
The movie will be filmed on location in Mexico City later this year.
Eva Longoria Parker enjoys being tied up during steamy sex romps with San Antonio Spurs-starring hubby Tony Parker. The bombshell actress, who plays spitfire Gabrielle Solis on the award-winning ABC dramedy Desperate Housewives, revealed the kinky fetish as part of Comopolitan Magazine’s Annual Best Ever Sex survey,
“I’m not averse to being tied up with silk scarves. I like a man to take charge. There’s something very sexy about being submissive.”
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Actress Eva Longoria Parker is the new face of Dutch beer giant Heineken.
Beginning later this month, the star of TV’s Desperate Housewives will appear in a new TV ad campaign promoting the brew’s new Heineken Light brand.
In the commercial, a pair of NBA fans are upgraded to courtside seats alongside Longoria Parker at a basketball game for husband Tony Parker’s San Antonio Spurs.
Eva Longoria has vowed she’ll never pose nude for Playboy.
The actress, who plays Gabrielle Solis on the Emmy-winning series Desperate Housewives, was apparently approached by the publication but has shot down any chance that she strip off and flaunt her famous frame for the roving eye of Hugh Hefner.
“[Hugh Hefner] may have called my reps, but I wouldn’t even know about it,” she says. “I would never pose nude for Playboy.”
Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria Parker and The Mentalist’s Simon Baker have topped TV Guide’s annual poll of the sexiest stars on the small screen.
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Did you get to see the same-sex smooch on ABC’s Desperate Housewives last night?
Teri Hatcher and Eva Longoria locked lips on Sunday night’s episode, after Hatcher’s character Susan Mayer talks about a kiss she shared with a lesbian school teacher earlier in the show.
Gabrielle (Longoria) kisses Susan (Hatcher) twice to see if it was a “lesbian kiss” or a “friends kiss.”
Eva Longoria Parker, Carrie Underwood, Brooke Shields, Lauren Hutton, Anjelica Huston Badgley Mischka Ad
Label founders Mark Badgley and James Mischka are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the chic brand with star-studded ad campaign shot by legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz. Read the rest of this entry »
