Eva Longoria will direct Xochitl Gonzalez's film adaptation of her own novel, Anita de Monte Laughs Last, for Searchlight Pictures, Deadline reported Longoria will also produce through her company, Hyphenate Media Group, with Cris Abrego, along with Jada Miranda. Longoria and Searchlight previously teamed on the 2023 film Flamin' Hot, which was her feature directorial debut.
Gonzalez's bestselling debut novel, Olga Dies Dreaming (2022), became a bestseller and was ordered to pilot by Hulu, with Gonzalez adapting.
Longoria's recent work also includes Eva Longoria: Searching for Spain, an eight-part CNN Original series chronicling her immersive gastronomic journey across the country and a follow-up to her Searching for Mexico. She will expand the "Searching For" franchise with Searching for France, which is currently in production; and is also directing the upcoming Netflix comedy The Fifth Wheel, written by Paula Pell, with Gloria Sanchez producing.