25 Jan, 2025 @ 15:00
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Marbella tourism campaign features American actress Eva Longoria

EVA Longoria has become the star of an advertising campaign promoting Marbella at Madrid’s international tourism fair (Fitur). 

In the promotional video, the American actress shared her love for the Costa del Sol, saying: “I’m living my dream in Marbella. The first time I arrived here I felt ‘Ah, yes. There’s something special here.'” 

“There’s a wonderful energy. There’s the air, there’s the beach, the people, the culture, the lifestyle. It’s very different.” 

Chatting with her friend and president of the Global Gift Foundation Maria Bravo, Longoria called Andalucia ‘her home now’. 

“There’s sports, good food, good weather, good health,” said Bravo.

Since moving to the coast, Longoria has taken up new hobbies such as the wildly popular sport padel.

She moved to the Costa del Sol last year to give her son the chance at a ‘normal life’ and has quickly settled in the area.

“We’re very excited. We’ve been working with her since the summer,” Marbella Tourism Director Laura de Arce told Diario Sur. 

“We think it’s an incredible presentation card for what we’re looking for, which is top and luxury tourism.” 

“Eva is the best person to represent us. Someone who lives in Marbella but who also spends a lot of time in Los Angeles and Mexico.”

Yzabelle Bostyn

Yzabelle Bostyn is an NCTJ trained journalist who started her journalistic career at the Olive Press in 2023.
Before moving to Spain, she studied for a BA in English Literature and Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield.
After graduating she moved to the university’s journalism department, one of the best in the UK.
Throughout the past few years, she has taken on many roles including social media marketing, copywriting and radio presenting.
She then took a year out to travel Latin America, scaling volcanoes in Guatemala and swimming with sharks in Belize.
Then, she came to the Olive Press last year where she has honed her travel writing skills and reported on many fantastic experiences such as the Al Andalus luxury train.
She has also undertaken many investigations, looking into complex issues like Spain’s rental crisis and rising cancer rates.
Always willing to help, she has exposed many frauds and scams, working alongside victims to achieve justice.
She is most proud of her work on Nolotil, a drug linked to the deaths of many Brits in Spain.
A campaign launched by Yzabelle has received considerable support and her coverage has been by the UK and Spanish media alike.
Her writing has featured on many UK news outlets from the Sun to the Mail Online, who contracted her to report for them in Tenerife on growing tourism issues.
Recently, she has appeared on Times Radio covering deadly flooding in Valencia.

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