United Kingdom, May 13 -- Eva Longoria learned more about her "Spanish heritage" while shooting her new documentary.

The 50-year-old actress previously explored the culture and food of Mexico on 'Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico', her 2023 documentary series - but Eva admits that she learned much more about her own family heritage while filming the follow-up series, 'Eva Longoria: Searching for Spain'.

The Hollywood star - who has Mexican and Spanish ancestry - told Byrdie: "I'm Mexican American and I always felt at home in Mexico. I knew [the country] and learned even more while doing 'Searching for Mexico'.

"But my dad had always said we were also from Spain. I used to say, 'No, we're not.' Then I took a DNA test, and it was confir...