Eva Longoria Explores Her Mexican Heritage in New Docuseries

Eva Longoria is exploring her heritage—through food.

The actress, who was born and raised in Texas in a Mexican American family, will journey through Mexico in a new food travel show for CNN, Searching for Mexico. The show is a spin-off of Stanley Tucci's Searching for Italy, and Tucci executive produced Searching for Mexico alongside Longoria.

"I am so excited for viewers to tune in and see firsthand what I love so much about Mexico – the food, the people, the cultures," Eva Longoria said in a statement. "This journey allowed me to further appreciate and fall in love with my roots and I feel so honored that CNN entrusted me with this unforgettable, once in a lifetime, experience."

In the trailer, Longoria says, "I'm exploring Mexico to see how the people, their lands and their past have shaped their culinary traditions as diverse as its 32 states." Throughout the six episodes, she will visit Mexico City, Yucatan, Oaxaca, Nuevo León, Jalisco and Veracruz to explore their culinary history.

"Every time I eat Mexican food, I'm happy," she tells a fellow diner with a laugh. Later in the trailer, she narrates, "Mexico is going through a major makeover to emerge as one of the world's greatest food destinations."

According to CNN, "Longoria surveys the cutting-edge gastronomic fare of Mexico City; discovers Mayan influences in Yucatan cuisine, including the slow-cooked cochinita pibil; and ventures to the home of Latin America’s chocolate trade, Oaxaca, where she samples the velvety chocolate mole. As Longoria enjoys a festive carne asada in Nuevo Leon, traditional birria stew in Jalisco, and walks in the footsteps of her own ancestor, Lorenzo Longoria, in the exact spot in Veracruz where he arrived 400 years ago, she unlocks the secrets behind Mexico’s most treasured and sometimes surprising dishes."

Watch the full trailer here:

Eva Longoria's Searching for Mexico will premiere on Sunday, March 26 at 10 p.m. eastern on CNN. After, it will air on Sundays at 9 p.m. eastern on CNN, and be available to stream on CNN.com.

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