Eva Longoria teases emotional reunion with long lost family in new series after she quit the US for Spain

Eva Longoria sets out to reunite with her long-lost family in the first look trailer at her new series Searching for Spain, after having fled 'dystopian' America. The Desperate Housewives actress, 49, quit the United States over three years ago due to work commitments and mainly splits herself between Spain and Mexico.

In her latest television series, Eva embarks on a gastronomic pilgrimage through Madrid, San Sebastian, Barcelona, Seville and more, where she explores her ties to region and shares the hidden gems that have helped make it a 'personal favorite'. In the first look trailer, Eva explains that her ancestors left Spain four centuries ago.

'Eleven generations ago, one of my ancestors left Spain for the new world and new life,' she said. 'Four hundred years later, I'm back to see how the land and its people have created one of the world's most exciting cuisines.'. Eva Longoria sets out to reunite with her long-lost family in the first look trailer at her new series Searching for Spain.

The actress embarks on a gastronomic pilgrimage through Madrid, San Sebastian, Barcelona, Seville and more in the new series. 'If you can preserve your food and your recipes, you can teach the rest of the world who you are,' she continues, adding: 'I get to visit long lost family!'.

'Spain is an international culinary mecca with its rugged coastlines and fishing ports, countryside vineyards and alpine mountains bearing fruit to world-class produce and the finest quality ingredients,' the official synopsis for the show, slated to launch on April 27, states.

'From homemade tapas, fresh regional seafood delicacies, rustic paellas and beyond, Eva will enjoy some of Spain's most iconic traditional dishes and explore how innovative Spanish cuisine is propelling the future of fine dining.'. Eva previously partnered with CNN on Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico, where she journeyed across the lands of her ancestors to explores how the country's rich culture, landscape, and history have helped shape its cuisine, loved the world over.

Texas born actress Eva, who has Spanish citizenship, has spent her 'whole adult life' in California. However, she recently relocated to Spain with her producer husband José Bastón and their son Santiago so they could film the series. She previously said she feels the American 'chapter in my life is done now' and no longer wants to live in Los Angeles, alleging the city has been 'changing'.

In November, Eva clarified that she didn't leave the US because of newly re-elected president Donald Trump. Eva is wowed by the culinary greatness of Spain and describes it as being 'at a different level'. 'If you can preserve your food and your recipes, you can teach the rest of the world who you are,' she says in the show's first look trailer.

Speaking to Ana Navaro on the Behind the Table podcast, she said: 'Will you please let them know I didn't move out of the United States because of Trump?. 'I've been in Europe for almost three years. That's why I'm in Europe. I didn't leave because of the political environment.

'I left because my work took me there.'. She continued: 'I'm a proud American. I've always been a proud American. Proud Texan, proud American. 'I didn't want it to be taken that I left because of Trump — absolutely not — or because of the elections.'.

Eva campaigned for Kamala Harris and had ominous predictions about the country following her defeat. 'I would like to think our fight continues,' Longoria said in the aftermath. 'If he keeps his promises, it's going to be a scary place.'. She spoke about how Trump's 2016 win left her feeling despondent.

'I've never been depressed in my life,' she told Marie Claire. 'It was like, "Does my vote really matter? Am I really making a difference?"'. 'I was so untethered to the core of what I believe because I truly believed in my soul that the best person wins. And then that happened, and I was like, "Oh, wait. The best person doesn't win."'.