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Eva Longoria’s Escapist Charms
Nearly 20 years ago, the ABC drama Desperate Housewives introduced viewers to Gabrielle Solis, a glamorous former model played by Eva Longoria. Vain and ill-suited to suburban life, Gabrielle was the only Latina among the leading ladies of Wisteria Lane, a …