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Fresh from producing and hosting the ALMA awards, which acknowledges Latin contributions in the entertainment industry, Eva Longoria (Gabrielle Solis) spoke about the importance of the event and revealed that her passion lies in working behind the camera.

"Producing is my passion," she told Zap2it. "I love developing projects, and I like the business side of the entertainment industry. I had been involved with the NCLR for as long as I can remember, doing advocacy work with them. They started doing the ALMAs about seven years ago, to recognize positive images of Latinos in Hollywood. To be a part of that, and to continue that tradition, was exciting to me."

She said that she was so busy producing the event, working on both financial and logistical aspects, that she didn't even rehearse hosting the event until a couple of days before it was held. "Anything with a teleprompter is easy for me," she said, "compared to what I do on Desperate Housewives. I was more worried about the actual look of the show, the message of it, the media buys with the commercials, all of that. It's a lot of fun for me, though."

Longoria herself won an an award for her work on The Young and The Restless. Reflecting on that win, she said: "I didn't even know I was on anybody's radar to win an award, much less a Latin award, so I was really honored. It was the first award I'd ever gotten for acting, so it was like I had arrived."

ABC stars won two awards on the night, with Michelle Rodriguez and Jorge Garcia picking up best supporting actress and actor awards respectively for their work on Lost.

More from Longoria can be found at Zap2it. A full list of winners s at Star-Telegram.

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