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(CNN Spanish) - The luxurious St. Regis hotel in Mexico City hosted one of the most prominent philanthropic events of 2019: the fifth edition of the Global Gift Gala and the Eva Longoria Foundation, which the actress and producer presides , and that this year will support Fundación Duerme Tranquilo, which has the task of raising funds and directly supporting Mexican health institutes.
We talked with the director and producer and the Mexican singer Carlos Rivera just before they paraded through the red carpet that would take them to the main hall where the evening took place.
“I am very excited to be here again. This is the fifth time we are with the Global Gift Gala, which is a platform with which we help many foundations, and I love being in Mexico because people are simply amazing and having a Mexican as co-host for the first time, the only Carlos Rivera, ”said the actress who rose to fame for her role in the series“ Desperate Housewives ”.
The Eva Longoria Foundation is an organization that aims to enable Latina women in the United States to reach their potential through business education and training. To do this, it supports programs that help Latinas obtain the best results in schools and improve access to university. Thanks to donations, the foundation has developed educational and entrepreneurship programs to improve the lives of Latin Americans and their families in the US.
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This is how the auction of exclusive pieces was lived, such as the art works of @aldochaparro, in which the proceeds will go to @evalongoriafoundation and @duermetranquilo during the 5th edition of The Global Gift Gala in Mexico. Some of our guests like @belindapop and @karolsevillaofc wore jewelry from @tousjewelry. . . . . #GlobalGifter #GGFUSA #BetterTomorrows # GGGCDMX19
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“(I feel) obviously super happy to participate this year and I hope they are many especially as Mexican grateful for everything that is done when foundations come from outside to join to support our land, our people who need it most, because obviously We all come to the call and hope that many more people will join. This year we work with the Duerme Tranquilo Foundation, with whom I have already collaborated in the past, ”Rivera told CNN in Spanish.
In 2017, Colombian Maluma joined Longoria in favor of the victims that left the earthquake in Mexico and, in 2018, Ricky Martin approached to allocate funds obtained to the reconstruction of Puerto Rico after the passage of Hurricane Maria.
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I have no words to thank you for becoming part of all this! Make it the first of many! @evalongoria
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Summary of the evening
Among the celebrities who attended were Iván Sánchez and Montserrat Oliver, who were responsible for conducting the event; Juan Pablo Medina; Horacio Pancheri and Michelle Salas, who is the new representative of the Spanish TOUS brand for Mexico.
One of the most special moments was when Longoria and Rivera gave the actress Ana de la Reguera the “Global Humanitarian Gift” recognition for her great solidarity work in rebuilding her homeland of Veracruz and helping the economy recover all those affected in that area through the VeracruzAna Foundation.
Mexican actress Ana de la Reguera received the “Global Humanitarian Gift” award (Photo courtesy of Global Gift Gala)
Various objects and luxury experiences were auctioned, among which a jewelry set by Atelier TOUS stands out; a special piece by the artist Aldo Chaparro; a unique painting by the young artist Bosco, a sculpture by the French artist Richard Orlinsky; a kiss from Iván Sánchez and another from Carlos Rivera and two vintage suitcases from Louis Vuitton, among many other things.
During the last edition of the 2019 Art Basel festival in Miami, Puerto Rican Ricky Martín met again with Longoria to join forces at the Eden Roc hotel in Miami. The next date that Global Gift Gala and the Eva Longoria Foundation work together will be on December 17 in Dubai, at the Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah Hotel.
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What a night! Super important event. #EvaLongoriaFoundation. @globalgiftusa @rm_foundation Repost: @rondenepr
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We invite you to listen to the talk we had with Eva Longoria and Carlos Rivera and to witness what they told us about what it meant to work together in the special event that took place in the Hollywood Bowl with the screening of the film “Coco”, Last November, along with artists such as Jaime Camil, Natalia Jiménez, Lele Pons and Benjamin Bratt, among others.
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