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Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

Following Eva Longoria as she travels Mexico to explore food ranging from tequila to mole sauce.

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[dramatic music] - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

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[gentle music] - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

[soft acoustic music] - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

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- Around 400 years ago,
a Spanish nobleman - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

- Around 400 years ago, a Spanish nobleman

I didn't until Oaxaca
cast its spell on me. - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

I didn't until Oaxaca cast its spell on me.

His name--Lorenzo Longoria. - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

His name--Lorenzo Longoria.

Mexico City, I'm proud
to call you my second home. - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

Mexico City, I'm proud to call you my second home.

My ancestor's arrival
in the Port of Veracruz, - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

My ancestor's arrival in the Port of Veracruz,

It's literally
"the land of mountains." - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

It's literally "the land of mountains."

In this bewitching place,
culinary wonders are conjured. - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

In this bewitching place, culinary wonders are conjured.

So what do you think of
when I say Mexico? - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

So what do you think of when I say Mexico?

There's a lot
of exciting chefs - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

There's a lot of exciting chefs

I'm in the state of Nuevo León
in northeast Mexico. - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

I'm in the state of Nuevo León in northeast Mexico.

This is the cradle of Mexico.
Everything started here. - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

This is the cradle of Mexico. Everything started here.

So many emotions,
because there's so much history - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

So many emotions, because there's so much history

They believed that this was
a passage to the underworld. - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

They believed that this was a passage to the underworld.

This terrain is not
easy on the people. - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

This terrain is not easy on the people.

Every iconic image - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

Every iconic image

It's also the cradle
of Mexican gastronomy - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

It's also the cradle of Mexican gastronomy

It's very, very tough living,
and because of that, - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

It's very, very tough living, and because of that,

It all started here
in Tenochtitlan, - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

It all started here in Tenochtitlan,

And all the ingredients
from Mexico left from here-- - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

And all the ingredients from Mexico left from here--

Can summon so many of Mexico's
most iconic ingredients. - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

Can summon so many of Mexico's most iconic ingredients.

The Maya
define the culture of Yucatán. - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

The Maya define the culture of Yucatán.

I'm Eva Longoria,
born and bred in Texas - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

I'm Eva Longoria, born and bred in Texas

At heart, they are
cosmopolitan trendsetters. - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

At heart, they are cosmopolitan trendsetters.

Can you imagine Italian
cuisine without the tomato - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

Can you imagine Italian cuisine without the tomato

As one
of the great civilizations - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

As one of the great civilizations

The amount of churches you
can see from up here-- - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

The amount of churches you can see from up here--

I'm exploring Mexico to see
how the people, their lands, - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

I'm exploring Mexico to see how the people, their lands...

I'm intrigued to see
how tradition and innovation - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

I'm intrigued to see how tradition and innovation

[upbeat music] - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

I'm Eva Longoria,
born and bred in Texas - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

I'm Eva Longoria, born and bred in Texas

- [speaking Spanish] - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

- [speaking Spanish]

[sizzling] - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

I can't--
[laughs] - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

I can't-- [laughs]

I'm exploring Mexico to see
how the people, their lands, - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

I'm exploring Mexico to see how the people, their lands...

- I'm Eva Longoria, - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

- I'm Eva Longoria,

I'm exploring Mexico to see
how the people, their lands, - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

I'm exploring Mexico to see how the people, their lands...

I'm Eva Longoria,
born and bred in Texas - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

I'm Eva Longoria, born and bred in Texas

Nestled within
three vast mountain ranges, - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

Nestled within three vast mountain ranges,

- Yeah.
- [laughs] - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

- Yeah. - [laughs]

I'm exploring Mexico to see
how the people, their lands, - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

I'm exploring Mexico to see how the people, their lands...

I'm exploring Mexico to see
how the people, their lands, - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

I'm exploring Mexico to see how the people, their lands...

- [speaking Spanish] - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

- [speaking Spanish]

It's as if the gods themselves
dined here. - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

It's as if the gods themselves dined here.

I'm exploring Mexico to see
how the people, their lands, - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

I'm exploring Mexico to see how the people, their lands...

[laughs] - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

And age-old recipes
into culinary works of art. - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

And age-old recipes into culinary works of art.

- With searingly hot weather
all year round, - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

- With searingly hot weather all year round,

The port's
strategic position saw - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

The port's strategic position saw

[laughter] - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

Mexico City is going through
a major makeover, - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

Mexico City is going through a major makeover,

The rich tapestry
of civilizations - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

The rich tapestry of civilizations

- [speaking Mayan] - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

- [speaking Mayan]

Look, go ahead and say adiós
to vegetables for a while. - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

Look, go ahead and say adiós to vegetables for a while.

[speaking Spanish] - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

[speaking Spanish]

But this history of conflict, - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

But this history of conflict,

This is definitely a Mexican
kitchen tool right here. - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

This is definitely a Mexican kitchen tool right here.

- Natives of Mexico City
are nicknamed chilangos. - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

- Natives of Mexico City are nicknamed chilangos.

[shouts] - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

[upbeat music] - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

But sliced and diced - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

But sliced and diced

But now that the capital
is flourishing, - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

But now that the capital is flourishing,

[upbeat music] - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

I will.
[laughs] - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

I will. [laughs]

Since pre-Hispanic times,
ancient trade routes - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

Since pre-Hispanic times, ancient trade routes

- Without sampling
the local beverage... - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

- Without sampling the local beverage...

Yucatán state is cut off
from the rest of Mexico - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

Yucatán state is cut off from the rest of Mexico

[acoustic guitar music] - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

[acoustic guitar music]

[laughing] - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

[cheers and applause] - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

[cheers and applause]

We've been in Texas
for 13 generations. - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

We've been in Texas for 13 generations.

It has the largest
Maya population in Mexico, - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

It has the largest Maya population in Mexico,

[steady music] - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

The ancient Maya were
pioneering and industrious. - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

The ancient Maya were pioneering and industrious.

And I think that's why
I have so much in common - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

And I think that's why I have so much in common

They thrived here
until the arrival - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

They thrived here until the arrival

Jalisco's capital,
Guadalajara, - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

Jalisco's capital, Guadalajara,

Nuevo León and Texas were
once part of the same country - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

Nuevo León and Texas were once part of the same country

[light music] - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

The region's turbulent history
and unique geography - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

The region's turbulent history and unique geography

It's vibrant and exciting, - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

It's vibrant and exciting,

[upbeat music] - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

- I've hunted down
the pioneering chef - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

- I've hunted down the pioneering chef

In 1845, the U.S. annexed - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

In 1845, the U.S. annexed

The locals proudly
call themselves tapatíos, - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

The locals proudly call themselves tapatíos,

Pepe and I got married
almost a decade ago, - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

Pepe and I got married almost a decade ago,

So today,
I am trying cochinita pibil, - Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

So today, I am trying cochinita pibil,

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Following Eva Longoria as she travels Mexico to explore food ranging from tequila to mole sauce.

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Production: RAW,CNN Original Series

Genre: documentary, history, news

Year: 2023

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ImdbRating: 7.5

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Released: 26 Mar 2023

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Homepage: https://www.cnn.com/shows/eva-longoria-searching-for-mexico