Eva Longoria Shares Her ‘Telenovela’ With Latino Advocacy Groups
On Sunday evening, NBC and Eva Longoria hosted an exclusive event on behalf of the upcoming comedy, Telenovela at Los Angeles Theatre Center.
Invited guests from Latino advocacy group MALDEF and the Dolores Huerta Foundation were treated to a special, two-episode screening of Telenovela. After an introduction by MALDEF's President, Thomas Saenz, and a brief commentary from Gabriela Zabalúa, VP of multicultural marketing for Frontier Communications, the NBC comedy played to a cheering crowd.
Immediately following the screening, the cast of Telenovela (Eva Longoria, Jencarlos Canela, Amaury Nolasco, Diana Maria Riva, Izzy Diaz, Jadyn Douglas, Alex Meneses and Jose Moreno Brooks) gathered for a Q&A session moderated by TV and Radio host, Elizabeth Espinosa. The evening concluded with a cocktail reception where the cast and guests celebrated and Longoria was able to catch up with civil rights leader and activist, Dolores Huerta.
Check out the one-hour preview Telenovela tonight, December 7th on NBC at 10pm/9pm C.