Risa, Casa Del Sol
An actor, director, producer and businesswoman, Eva Longoria does it all.
Since breaking out in “The Young and the Restless” in the early 2000s, Longoria has launched businesses as varied as her acting roles. While starring as Gabrielle Solis in ABC’s “Desperate Housewives,” Longoria launched her production company, UnbeliEVAble Entertainment (“Gordita Chronicles,” “Grand Hotel”) in 2005.
Longoria also tried her hand at the restaurant business with Beso in Hollywood and the women-focused SHe steakhouse in Las Vegas. Both establishments faced legal challenges and have since shuttered. Like a number of other celebrities, Longoria entered the fashion space with her own clothing line in 2018.
In recent years, however, the “Flamin’ Hot” filmmaker has turned her attention elsewhere: women’s soccer. She is among the many Hollywood stars backing Angel City FC. In a January interview with the Athletic, Angel City President Julie Uhrman said the league will be the “first women’s team to have a billion-dollar valuation” since 2018.
“This is the DNA of who I am,” Longoria said of investing in the team in 2022. “This is my activism and my philanthropy and my joy all mixed into one.”
Ever the entrepreneur, Longoria launched luxury tequila brand Casa Del Sol in 2021 and nontoxic cookware line Risa last year.
“The fact that this particular brand was giving back to the region, was Mexican-first, had a lot of women in key positions — I was like that. That is what my brand is all about,” Longoria told The Times about Casa Del Sol.