Eva Longoria the brunette bombshell dazzles on red carpet before stealing a sweet hug from husband Jose Baston

Eva Longoria dazzled at the ELLE Gourmet Awards 2024 on Wednesday.

The 49-year-old attended the ceremony at the Italian Embassy in Madrid, Spain, wearing a long, black gown with a plunging neckline and a cutout in the middle. 

Eva wore her hair in a ponytail and accessorized with silver jewels. 

The Land of Women star was joined by her husband, Jose Baston, who donned a green button-down shirt, a blue suit, and a brown belt. 

Eva wrapped her arms around the 56-year-old as the two engaged in conversation.

While at the ceremony, the Telenovela star was given an award for being the ambassador of Mexican gastronomy. (**Mexican food excellence in cooking i think??)*** can remove if need be.

Eva also took to her Instagram to share footage from her time in Spain.

For the Desperate Housewives alum's first event abroad, Eva celebrated her new Apple TV+ show, Land of Women.

The producer sparkled in a tight, turquoise dress with side cutouts that extenuated her curves and showed off her toned figure. 

Eva's brown hair was done in soft waves as she posed alongside her guests.

'A quick escape to a quaint Spanish wine town is never a bad idea,' she captioned a video from the party. 'Thank you to all the inspiring women who celebrated the premiere of #LandofWomen with us! Streaming now on Apple TV+.'

'Last night was a dream,' Eva wrote on her Instagram Story beneath a candid shot.

The Flamin' Hot director gave followers a look at the behind-the-scenes moments from her trip, including a mirror selfie with coffee in hand and a sweet snap of herself and her family members. 

Meanwhile, Eva recently revealed why she decided to step back in front of the camera after spending the last decade directing. 

'I’m so proud of it,' Eva gushed to The Hollywood Reporter. 'It’s the first time I’ve been in front of the camera in almost a decade on a TV show. I’ve been directing and producing for the last 12 years and being behind the camera, I forgot about acting. I was like, “Oh yeah, I’m an actor, too.” So when I decided I want to go back to TV, I wanted it to be special and different and something you hadn’t seen.'

The Devious Maids alum added, 'I got it in my head that I wanted to shoot in Spain - I’ve never shot in Spain.'

'I get so stressed out watching TV and streaming today because I think it’s very depressing,' Eva continued. 'It’s like a dystopian future when the government collapses or a zombie apocalypse because of a virus, and I’m like, all of those things are way too real. It stresses me out, and I did not want a show like that.'

The six-episode series -produced by Ramón Campos and adapted from Spanish journalist Sandra Barneda’s novel La Tierra de Las Mujeres - follows Gala Scott (Eva) fleeing from New York City to the fictional town of La Muga in Catalonia, Spain, after finding out her husband owes $15 million to mobsters. 

Along for the journey is her mother Julia (Carmen Maura) and daughter Kate (Victoria Bazúa).

However, this would also mark the first time Eva acted in Spanish, as she didn't grow up with the Castilian Spanish used in Land of Women. 

'I called Ramón and I was like, "Come on, write me something in Spain, like in the wine country, that’s Under the Tuscan Sun and Eat Pray Love-y; I want to shoot in Spain, and I want to have fun and I want to speak Spanish,"' she recalled. 'And he’d found the book, Land of Women, so he goes, "I have the show."'

Eva added, 'And then before you knew it, we were shooting in Spain and I was speaking Spanish and I was like, "Ah, what did I get myself into?"'

Although the soap alum is an executive producer, she decided not to direct any episodes in the show's debut season for that reason. 

'They asked me if I wanted to originally, and I loved that,' she recalled. 'I prefer directing, acting and producing. I like doing all three at the same time. But I was terrified of speaking Spanish, so I felt like I needed all my brain cells dedicated to that. So I was like, “I don’t think I’m going to have the bandwidth to do that and direct.” I had never shot in Spain, so I didn’t know how the crews worked, and I was a little nervous about that. So I said no, I think I just need to focus on acting on this one.'

As for getting behind the camera in season 2? As she put it, 'Second season, I think I would love to direct one [episode].'