>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY. WELCOME BACK.
WELCOME BACK, MY FRIENDS. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
MY NEXT GUEST IS AN ACTOR, PRODUCER, AND DIRECTOR YOU KNOW
FROM "DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES," "TELENOVELA," AND NOW
"SEARCHING FOR MEXICO." >> ROBERTO IS MAKING HIS FROM
SCRATCH. >> DO YOU WANT TO START?
>> WITH ME AS HIS WING MAN. I ALREADY MESSED UP.
>> YOU PUT SOME CUMIN. >> WHAT IS THIS CALLED?
>> THE SPACES ARE LIGHTLY TOASTED BUT NOT WHEN IT COMES TO
THE CHILI, WE TURN UP THE HEAT. IT'S SMOKING.
>> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME EVA LONGORIA.
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>> HI. >> Stephen: THANK YOU.
>> HOW ARE YOU? >> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU
AGAIN. I HAVE NOT SEEN YOU IN PERSON
SINCE BEFORE COVID. WE DID ONE ZOOM INTERVIEW OVER
COVID. FOR SOMEONE WHO DOES SO MUCH,
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE AN ACTRESS, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR.
YOU HAVE A GRADUATE DEGREE IN PUBLIC POLICY, I BELIEVE.
>> Eva: CHICANO STUDIES. >> Stephen: OKAY.
WHAT WAS IT LIKE FOR YOU TO BE TRAPPED INSIDE FOR ALL THAT TIME
CUSTOMER AND YOU SEEM LIKE SOMEONE WHO MIGHT GO A LITTLE
HAMSTER WHEEL CRAZY. >> Eva: YEAH, YEAH.
WELL, AT THAT MOMENT I HAD A 2-YEAR-OLD SON SO IT WAS GREAT
BECAUSE I WAS LIKE OH, I GET TO BE WITH MY SON.
THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME I NEVER WORKED IN MY LIFE.
I'VE BEEN WORKING SINCE I WAS EIGHT.
MOWING LAWNS, WORKING AT WENDY'S, WHATEVER IT WAS.
I WORKED AT WENDY'S. >> Stephen: DID YOU WORK THE
WINDOW? >> Eva: OF COURSE I WORKED THE
WINDOW. WELCOME TO WENDY'S.
HOW CAN I TAKE YOUR ORDER? BUT I ENJOYED IT BECAUSE MY SON
WAS TWO. IT'S A GOOD AGE FOR HIM TO HAVE
MOM AROUND AND THEN ONCE COVID ENDED AND I WENT BACK TO WORK,
HE WAS LIKE WHERE ARE YOU GOING? HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND.
MOM WORKS. HE WAS LIKE, NO.
>> Stephen: MANY PEOPLE GOT VERY GOOD AT DRINKING DURING
COVID. I DON'T NECESSARILY RECOMMEND
IT. BUT I CERTAINLY DID MY PART.
>> Eva: THAT WAS ME. COVID TURNED ME TO COCKTAILS
BECAUSE I WAS A WINE GIRL AND THEN COVID MADE ME A COCKTAIL
GIRL. >> Stephen: I UNDERSTAND YOU
HAVE A PARTICULAR COCKTAIL THAT YOU ARE VERY GOOD AT MAKING.
WHAT ARE YOU MAKING? YOU WERE VERY PRODUCTIVE.
>> Eva: I WAS PRODUCTIVE. LET ME TELL YOU.
I AM AN OVER ACHIEVER. I STARTED DRINKING TEQUILA AND I
WAS LIKE, I'M GOING TO MAKE ONE. >> Stephen: THIS IS YOUR
TEQUILA. ARE WE DOING SHOTS?
>> Eva: NO. I BECAME A MIXOLOGIST.
THIS HAS ICE ALREADY. I'M GOING TO MAKE IT SO IT
DOESN'T TAKE UP SO MUCH TIME. YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE THIS.
YOU LIKE TEQUILA? >> Stephen: I LIKE TEQUILA
FINE. I'VE GOTTEN INTO A LOT OF
FIGHTS. >> Eva: LIME, AGAVE, REPOSADO.
THERE'S TWO OF US. WE GIVE IT A GOOD SHAKE.
DO YOU HAVE A TOPA CHICO? >> Stephen: IS THAT WHAT THIS
IS? >> Eva: YES.
JUST A SPLASH. THAT'S TOO MUCH.
>> Stephen: HOW DOES ONE DESIGN THEIR OWN TEQUILA?
>> Eva: IT'S AN AMAZING TEQUILA BECAUSE WE AIDED IN
COGNAC BARRELS. IT'S A LOT SMOOTHER.
AS A LOT OF A LOT OF AMUSING WOMEN BEHIND THIS TEQUILA.
IT'S NOT A TEQUILA FOR WOMEN BUT WOMEN TAKE A LOT OF TEQUILA.
>> Stephen: IT'S VERY SLENDER RISING IS MY UNDERSTANDING.
THERE YOU GO. >> Eva: CHEERS.
>> Stephen: OH, THIS INTERVIEW IS GOING REALLY WELL.
>> Eva: ISN'T A GREAT? QUESTION
MIKE ISN'T THAT AMAZING? >> Stephen: THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> Eva: YOU'RE WELCOME. YOU HAVE THE NEW SHOW ON CNN
CALLED "SEARCHING FOR MEXICO." FIRST OF ALL, DID YOU FIND IT?
DID STANLEY TUCCI HELP. >> Eva: HE FINALLY FOUND IT.
LIKE STANLEY, HE KIND OF WENT BACK TO EXPLORE HIS ROOTS.
THEY CALLED ME AND THEY WERE GOING TO DO A SPIN-OFF OF THIS
SERIES AND I PITCHED MEXICO. MEXICO IS A JEWEL OF THE COUNTRY
GASTRONOMIC LANE. >> Stephen: WHAT HAVE YOU
LEARNED FROM MEXICO'S FOOD? >> Eva: IT IS MORE THAN TACOS
AND TEQUILA. I KNOW WE ARE DRINKING TEQUILA
AND IT IS VERY STEREOTYPICAL. >> Stephen: ON, I AM AFRAID TO
SAY, TACO TUESDAY. >> Eva: IT IS THE NUMBER ONE
CUISINE NEATLY IN THE UNITED STATES AND ITS THE
COUNTRY THIS WAS UNDERSTOOD AND GETS A BAD RAP AND I THINK THIS
SHOW IS GOING TO FOR THE RELATIONS OF OUR COUNTRY WITH
OUR CLOSEST NEIGHBOR, OUR BIGGEST TRADING PARTNER.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL BECAUSE WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE FOOD OF THE
COUNTRY, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRY AND
MEXICO IS FULL OF BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> Stephen: YOU HAVE DESCRIBED
YOURSELF AS 100% AMERICAN AND 100% MEXICAN.
AT THE SAME TIME. THAT'S TWO PEOPLE.
I KNOW YOUR FAMILY HAS LIVED IN TEXAS BEFORE THERE WAS A
UNITED STATES. SO YOU ARE BOTH, ALL AMERICAN AT
ALL MEXICAN AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO YOU?
>> Eva: WELL, IT MEANS THAT I REALLY STRADDLED THE.
WHEN I AM IN AMERICA, PEOPLE GO "OH, YOU'RE MEXICAN."
I AM IN MEXICO AND THEY GO "OH, YOU'RE THE AMERICAN."
I AM NEITHER HERE NOR THERE EVER AND I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE
NAVIGATE THAT IDENTITY SPECIFICALLY IN TEXAS.
I AM A TEXICAN REALLY. IT WAS FUN TO DO THE SHOW TO
EXPLORE MEXICO. MY HUSBAND IS MEXICAN FROM
MEXICO CITY AND SO HE WENT WITH ME AND MY SON WENT WITH ME ON
THIS WHOLE JOURNEY THE FOUR MONTHS.
HE WAS LIKE, I'VE NEVER BEEN TO THIS DATE.
I'VE NEVER EATEN THIS. IT WAS REALLY EYE-OPENING FOR
HIM. HE IS MEXICAN.
>> Stephen: AS YOU SAID, YOUR SON TRAVELED WITH YOU.
HOW OLD? >> Eva: FOUR AND A HALF.
>> Stephen: THERE IS A CLICK. WHAT'S GOING ON IN THIS CLIP?
>> Eva: MY SON'S FIRST THING WHICH IS SPANISH BECAUSE WE LIVE
MOST OF THE TIME IN MEXICO CITY. I DIDN'T GROW UP SPEAKING
SPANISH. HE IS FOUR AND HE HAS SURPASSED
MY SPANISH SO HE WAS KIND OF LIKE OUR TRANSLATOR.
HONEY, CAN YOU TELL THEM HIM, I CAN'T SAY BIG NUMBERS IN
SPANISH. LIKE 1,912.
BUT HE KNOWS HOW. SO I WILL TELL HIM.
HOW MUCH IS THAT? WE TELL HIM?
IT IS 1900. >> Eva: YOU'RE HAVING YOUR SON
BURGER FOR YOU? >> Eva: YES.
HE WATCHED DORA THE EXPLORER AND HE IS MIMICKING DORA.
>> CAN YOU SAY DELICIOSO? >> Stephen: LOVELY TO SEE YOU.
"SEARCHING FOR MEXICO" PREMIERES MARCH 26 ON CNN.
EVA LONGORIA, EVERYBODY. WE'LL BE BACK WITH THE
PERFORMANCE BY JAMES TAYLOR.