Eva Longoria: Searching For Spain

[DanaK]

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CNN 8-part doc series premieres on CNN on Sunday April 27 at 9pm ET/PT

The series follows award-winning actress, producer, director, and activist Eva Longoria on a gastronomic pilgrimage across the land of her ancestors as she indulges in the rich tapestry of Spanish cuisine.

Full press release https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2025/02/24/the-search-continues-as-eva-longoria-searching-for-spain-premieres-sunday-april-27-on-cnn/

Trailer

 

[aghst]

Saw the promos for this.

She’s been living in Spain.  But this is a good niche, now she can do shows based in other European countries, except Italy, since Stanley Tucci already covered Italy and I believe he owns a piece of Searching for Mexico and maybe this new show as well.

Speaking of which, not a word on Heart of Italy, which was announced in 2023.  There were reports of him shooting the show last summer, in Le Marche.  But maybe his movie roles kept him from finishing that series?

[Harvey]

Searching for Mexico was extremely well-done, with good narration, stories and camera work, so I am definitely going to watch this.

[surfgirl]

I cant watch her. All I can see is her over E-NUN-CI-ATING the word 'HY-YOU-LAH-RON-ICK-ACID over and over and over.

[aghst]

You should now be able to add this show to your DVRs

First episode is on Barcelona and Catalonia.

So a lot of tapas?

[DanaK]

FYI, there is no episode for May 25; I presume for now that it's related to Memorial Day programming

[andromeda331]

I've got my DVR ready for it. Exploring Spain should be really great.

[Rickster]

Well, I liked the first episode a lot, much more than her Mexico series. I only wish they could have shoehorned in a bit more of art and culture in Barcelona and the Catalan differences from the rest of Spain.

[andromeda331]

I agree. I love the focus on Spain. Learning about Barcelona and Catalan. I wish there was more. Especially when the family talked about being arrested for protesting against Franco. That was really interesting. I wanted to know a little more about the differences especially since Catalan apparently had their own verison of everything. That bug celebration looked crazy and fun.

[chessiegal]

Rick Steves has good coverage about Catalan on his show. Worth watching.

[aghst]

No tapas in Barcelona.

Instead a good chunk of the show featured the high-end chefs who made names for themselves but did it really advance the regional cuisine, considering that most people are not going to restaurants with Michelin stars?

These food travel shows are always going to feature these high-end restaurants because they have beautiful decors and they plate the dishes into little sculptures or artistic designs, which are photogenic.

I like the segment about pan tomate, a very simple preparation invented out of necessity, food shortages following the Spanish Civil War and WWII when food was often rationed in Europe.

I imagine the Basque region episode will feature the high-end restaurants in San Sebastián, since those are world-famous chefs as well.