Eva Longoria wowed in a thigh-split black gown as she attended an event for her new film Flamin’ Hot in Mexico City.
The actress, 48, who directed the feature film stunned in the figure-hugging dress as she made her way down the press conference’s red carpet on Friday, before being joined on stage by her son Santiago, four.
Its glittery detail around her waist and neckline drew attention to the star’s petite frame and slender curves. while a daring slit showed off her toned legs.
Eva paired the dress with almost invisible heeled sandals with transparent straps and nude soles with a black rim.
She opted for heavy eyeliner and pink lipstick and chose dark red nail polish for her hands and feet.
Flamin’ Hot: Eva Longoria wowed onlookers in a thigh-split black gown as she attended an event for her new film Flamin’ Hot in Mexico City
Cute: The tot looked adorable at the event, rocking a dinosaur t-shirt and carrying a toy unicorn for moral support
ForEva beautiful: The actress, 48, who directed the feature film. stunned in the figure hugging dress at she made her way down the press conference’s red carpet
She wore her brunette tresses tied back in an elegant up-do and kept her jewellery minimum, sporting pendant silver earrings and rings.
The model was joined at the event by her young son Santiago, who she shares with businessman and film producer husband José “Pepe” Bastón.
The tot looked adorable at the event, rocking a navy blue T-shirt patterned with green, purple, and orange dinosaurs.
He matched the T-shirt with blue cargo shorts and sported white Reebok trainers.
The youngster carried with him a cuddly toy unicorn.
The mother-and-son looked at ease as the toddler settled into the director’s lap while she answered questions about the film.
As well as Santiago, Eva was joined by the film’s main actor Jesse Garcia who helped the film executive enlighten attendees at the Mexico City’s Cinepolis Miyana event.
Secret shoes : She paired the dress with almost invisible heeled sandals with transparent straps and nude soles, pictured with the film’s leading actor Jesse Garcia
Mummy’s boy: The model was joined at the event by her young son Santiago, four, who she shares with businessman and film producer husband José “Pepe” Bastón
Motherly love: The mother-and-son looked at ease as the toddler settled into the director’s lap while she answered questions about the film.
Teamwork: Eva and Jesse were all smiles as they posed for pictures together with the actor helping the film’s exec answer questions at the event
Debut: Flamin’ Hot is Longoria’s directorial debut, which tells the true story of Richard Montañez – a janitor who claims to have invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos
The pair were all smiles as they posed for photos together and answers questions about the film which is now streaming.
In an interview with The New Yorker, the ALMA Award winner explained her attraction to the script for Flamin’ Hot.
The film tells the story of Richard Montañez, a janitor at Frito Lay, who claimed to have invented the popular Flamin’ Hot Cheetos flavor.
‘My agent sent me the script and I read it and I was, like, “He’s Mexican American? I’m Mexican American! How do I not know the story? Everybody should know the story—it’s an amazing story!
‘This is a story I to tell,’ she continued, ‘And then I fought to get the job to direct it.’
Eva had directed dozens of television episodes and the documentary, La Guerra Civil, about the rivalry between boxers Oscar De La Hoya and Julio César Chávez, but had never directed a feature length film.
‘I did my pitch, which I worked on for, like, three months—I mean, it was very specific.’
The native Texan said she was proud to have been able to use her voice to ‘define what a hero looks like in a movie.’
‘He looks like my dad. He looks like my tío. He looks like every man I grew up with in my neighborhood.’
‘To say, “Our stories matter. We matter.” We have amazing stories, and we’re amazing storytellers.’
The outing comes after the Latin beauty stated on Friday that Desperate Housewives would be ‘cancelled’ if the dark-comedy were to be on screens in the modern day.
The star played conniving but loveable supermodel Gabrielle Solis on the ABC television series which ran from 2004 to 2012, and for which she received Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.
Storylines and behind-the-scenes snippets left jaws dropping, including Gabrielle’s statutory rape of her 17-year-old gardener John Rowland (played by Jesse Metcalfe), a lack of diversity and showrunner Marc Cherry’s spat with cast members.
In light of some of the more shocking elements of the show, Eva conceded that things may not hit screens and could even be cancelled.
She told Entertainment Tonight: ‘I don’t know if we could do the show today. I think we’d get cancelled. ‘I mean, not cancelled on TV but like cancelled in culture because it was so groundbreaking…
‘Our stories matter’: Eva was attracted to the film about as it gave her a chance to share a story from her community
Directing queen: While this is Eva’s first full-length feature, she has directed dozens of television episodes and the documentary La Guerra Civil about the rivalry between boxers Oscar De La Hoya and Julio César Chávez
‘I’d probably be the only one’: The actress recently shared she would be up for doing a reboot of Desperate Housewives although she feared no one else would be so keen
‘We said and did so many things that were shocking at the time,’
She recently discussed the prospect of a reboot, to which she said: ‘I’d be the first one to sign up. I’d probably be the only one.’
Eva shot to fame through her portrayal of Isabella Braña on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless from 2001 to 2003.
It was then that she nabbed her career-making role as Gabrielle on Desperate Housewives, where she starred for the entirety of the eight series.
