Longoria in front of prop posters on the set of an episode she directed. The posters show Longoria’s character Ana Sofia in a variety of telenovelas with her ex-husband, who she’s paired with for a new series, “Las Leyes de Pasión” (“The Laws of Passion”).
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Longoria and co-star Jose Moreno Brooks film a scene on the NBC Universal studio lot in Studio City on Oct. 19, 2015.
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Longoria and Brooks pose for a photo after being tied together for a scene.
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Longoria douses Brooks with water for the scene.
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Brooks gets his revenge, dumping water on Longoria’s character.
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Longoria talks with actors Izzy Diaz, left, and Amaury Nolasco, right, beneath a prop poster of herself between scenes she was directing.
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Actress Jadyn Douglas is touched up before shooting a scene.
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Longoria, center, jokes with actor Amaury Nolasco, right, in between scenes on the “Telenovela” set.
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In the make-up department set of the fictional soap “Las Leyes de Pasión” (“The Laws of Passion”).
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Director Longoria, center, watches a scene with director of photography Andrew Rawson, right, on the set of NBC’s “Telenovela.”
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Longoria, far right, frames a shot before directing a scene with Izzy Diaz, left, and Jadyn Douglas, center.
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Prop posters line the walls behind monitors used by the “Telenovela” crew.
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A prop cart with lanterns, seen below a prop poster of actress/producer/director Eva Longoria from the set of NBC’s “Telenovela.”
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Longoria’s director’s chair.
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