The actress

Explains all about being a new mum and working on her latest movie

EVA LONGORIA IS

honoured to be part of Dora and the Lost City of Gold. “Dora’s going to be the first Latina superhero,” says the Mexican-american actress. For the former

Desperate Housewives star, who had to start shooting in Australia soon after becoming a mum, it was challenging and adventurous as she had to take her two-month-old son, Santi, along with her for the filming of the movie. However, the actress says she had fun working in the film as it reminded her of her adventurous childhood days while growing up on a ranch. “I was Dora,” she says.

Dora and the Lost City of Gold, which is set to release in the UAE this weekend, premiered in 2000 as an animated series for children. The story follows 16-yearold Dora (played by Isabele Moner), who grew up in the jungle. Her parents send her to live in the city with her cousin Diego (Jeff Wahlberg) and school. But when her explorer parents, Cole (Michael Pena) and Elena go missing while searching for the mystical lost city of the Incas, it is up to Dora, her cousin and friends, and a talking monkey to help her find her parents and solve the mystery behind the lost city of gold.

Longoria shares how it felt to portray a mother in the movie and how it was filming in Australia. Excerpts from the interview.

We like your character, Elena. She’s adventurous and she’s also a mum. So how was it playing this character?

It was amazing because it was the first time I’m playing a mum after being a mum. I’d just had my son and I had to go to Australia, and I was breastfeeding, and he was two months old and I wasn’t getting sleep. So it was definitely challenging, but so much fun because I approached the character in such an authentic

Eva Longoria