Eva Longoria Reveals She Moved Her Family Out of ‘Dystopian’ USA: ‘I’m Privileged’

On November 15, 2024By Littum

Eva Longoria revealed this week that she and her family have moved out of the “dystopian” US and are now splitting their time between Mexico and Spain.

“I had my whole adult life here,” Longoria shared Marie Claire of the United States “But even before (the pandemic) it was changing. The mood was different. And then COVID happened and it pushed it over the edge. Whether it’s the homelessness or the taxes, not that I want to give a shit on California — it just feels like this chapter of my life is done now.”

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The Desperate Housewives the actress cited the election as one of the reasons her conviction was final. “The shocking thing is not that he won,” she said of Donald Trump’s victory last week. “It is that a convicted felon who spews so much hate could hold the highest office.

“If he keeps his promises, it’s going to be a scary place,” she said. Longoria also took a moment to remember Trump’s 2016 victory, saying, “I’ve never been depressed in my life.

“It was like, ‘Does my vote really matter?’ Am I really making a difference?’” she says. “I was so untethered to the core of it, I think, because I really believed in my soul that the best person wins. And then it happened, and I was like, ‘Oh, wait. The best person doesn’t win .”

Longoria went on to acknowledge that she is “privileged” to be able to make the decision to move away. “I must escape and go somewhere,” she said. “Most Americans aren’t so lucky. They’re going to be stuck in this dystopian country, and my anxiety and sadness is for them.”

The actress now lives with her husband, José Bastón, and their son, 6-year-old Santiago, in Mexico and Spain. She often ends up elsewhere in Europe and South America for work, but does not often return to Los Angeles.

Elsewhere in the profile, Longoria talked about her upcoming 50th birthday. “For me, age is just a number, but I’m excited,” she said. “I refuse to believe that my greatest success is behind me.”

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