Eva Longoria and Kerry on Corpus Christi, TX, sisterhood, & Kool Aid hustles | Street You Grew Up On

On this episode of Street You Grew Up On, Kerry Washington and Eva Longoria Bastón travel to Corpus Christi, Texas to Dodd Street. This is where Eva got her start as a passionate activist, her and her family relied on Community programs for resources, but also gave back into these programs through volunteerism. It’s where she got her taste for business, becoming a mini entrepreneur by selling frozen Kool Aid for a profit. And finally, the street she grew up on was where she learned the meaning of sisterhood, growing up with 3 older sisters, one of which had special needs, she learned what it means to show up for each other and have unconditional love around you.
About Street You Grew Up On: Simpson Street is where our journey begins. It’s the street that Kerry Washington’s mom grew up on in The Bronx, NY. Through this social series, Kerry Washington interviews artists, influencers and industry experts to uncover their origin stories, amplify our common humanity and affirm the value of every individuals' journey, beginning with the “street you grew up on...”
Simpson Street: @Simpson Street
Kerry Washington: ‪@kerrywashingtonvideo‬
Eva Longoria Bastón: @EvaLongoria

[@bugginout3169]

Here’s what I’ve learned watching your podcast: I adore the notion that a conversation with a stranger begins with the street they grew up on. It seems, to me, that this notion becomes the foundation for one’s beginning, and the story of their life is told through the eyes of a child. This notion is so beautiful, kind, and genuine. What if we all used this notion every time we struck up a conversation with someone we just met? Imagine what glorious information we would derive!!! I can’t wait to give it a try!

[@talisha5863]

I love this discussion! “Grow where you’re planted”, the story of my military career! I love the responsibility and awareness she had as a child to know that she couldn’t just leave the bikes…too cute🥰 . Thanks for sharing Eva and thanks for facilitating Kerry👏🏽👍🏽

[@kerrywashingtonvideo]

I love this!!!!!!

[@adlandaniel3754]

Truly agreed👍 This conversation is very inspirational. Thank you Kerry❤

[@adlandaniel3754]

@@kerrywashingtonvideo thank you for coming with such a beautiful and great guests in your videos👍👍👍 Sending my love all the way from Malaysia🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷

[@velvaparker8450]

I lived in Corpus Christi Texas for 24 years. I came from Pensacola FLA. Corpus Christi Texas was a great place to live in. My son attended schools on the south side. There are great people's, churches schools in Corpus Christi. I really miss it. Will be back soon.

[@OverandOutChief1]

Come on back.

[@gggreene73]

I’m from Corpus Christi. I loved this interview and I love your wall paint color! 🤣

[@melb2258]

Wow!! I’ve lived here in Corpus Christi for 30 yrs… it’s ok, not much has changed here so good for Eva for moving away and making it big all on her own !!!!

[@shookt0737]

Thank you for this. I've loved watching Eva as an actress for many years. Never knew anything about her childhood or personal life and now I've more respect for her than ever. And I so admire her strength. ..oh and of course we have Corpus in common. God bless y'all.

[@reneedarie6861]

I’ve been trying to write a script about the block I grew up on and this has given me some ideas!!! Thanks Kerry!!!

[@Beaver187]

Damn. I grew up about 4 blocks from her. Born and raised in CC. Still living here. I also tested out and went to Windsor Park. Always got home later than my siblings. Small world.

[@CHT420]

Watching from Corpus. Lived here back in the 70’s when Disco ruled. You know your from Corpus Christi when you say Corpus. Always have come back for vacation when I lived in other areas of Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Minnesota. Love traveling too!

[@LilMarybou]

Two of my favorite humans!Had a smile on my face through the whole video!!!❤️❤️❤️

[@kerrywashingtonvideo]

XOXOXO

[@elmaluna6396]

To Eva :. I took care of Lisa when she was a patient @ Christus Spohn Memorial Hospital when you were going to start working on The Young & The Restless . I got meet your mom & sisters. By the way, I'm from Corpus Christi, Texas. Hi !

[@lavedadavis818]

Love this series!!! Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Kathy Bates and Meryl Streep!!

[@kerrywashingtonvideo]

Amazing ideas!!!!

[@andrewcortinas]

Like many others, I talk to my kids so much about how and where I grew up and how my life could have been, being where I grew up (seeing their eyes role) and I preach to them how hard I had to work to get them all that they have and it makes me stop and realize that maybe because of what I didn't have gave me the hunger to give them more and I fear that they may not get that same hunger being that I've made it too easy on them. (Also born and raised in Corpus Christi Texas). Two very inspirational women. 🙌

[@estherstephens1858]

I’m loving this series of the Street You Grew Up On. So awesome to see everyone’s “beginning”. Thank you for sharing.

[@milliemartin5024]

Luv luv these life stories 💓 giving more respect to one's favourite artist's..Thank you to both Kerry Washington and the many Artist's..👌

[@normasaldivar1882]

Love this interview! I am and still live in Corpus Christi. Lived here all my life and know exactly where Dodd Street is. However, I thought or heard Eva lived in Robstown TX. It is minutes away from C.C.Tx.

[@weswalker1208]

Dodd Street is in between Ayers and kostoryz all of the ABC streets are off mansion near the Lexington Elementary in SouthPark junior high schools once were

[@thozamamabusela7958]

Please feature Nnamdi Asomugha, Tracee Ellis Ross, Mindy Kaling, Sandra Oh and Gabrielle Union. Love this show 💕

[@brandonsandoval5188]

She's come a long way. Keep up the great work, both of you.

[@terryhasty3521]

The best conversation… Reminds me of my childhood. This convo brought back so many memories of living with my grandma and the memories from that experience.

[@worldtraveler7296]

Such easy conversation enjoyed this Kerry

[@dianeperales9639]

I’m watching from Corpus Christi ❤️❤️

[@weswalker1208]

Same here. Now I'm wondering if I went to school with one of her older sisters

[@maryo8511]

I really enjoyed the interview and this type of content. I grew up and still live in Corpus Christi. I grew up in a similar neighborhood but we were about 50/50 Black and Hispanic. I'm much older than Eva, and definitely our neighborhood was our world and it was lived outside. I often hear Eva say, as she did today and in other interviews that she is "Mexican". I've always been curious if she was born in Mexico; if not why she doesn't say American? I have 2 children and I always taught them to stand firm and claim their right as an American. I taught them never to answer "Im Mexican" or allow others to call them that. I wanted no part in any other ethnic group making me or mine an "other" in our own country. We are proud of our ancestors Spanish/Mexican heritage/culture and are educated in all ways that they contributed and for periods of time colonized parts of this country (the Spanish) and the fact that many parts of America were once upon a time part of Mexico (including all of Texas). I was a kid in the 60's, 70's my teen years. In those days Whites in our city and probably in most of America tried to "other" us by calling us "Meskins". I myself always answered "I'm American", my ancestors came from Mexico, where did your ancestors come from?" I immediately put them on notice, your ancestors came from somewhere else so don't try to "other" me. I know she is very proud of her Hispanic heritage and fights for the rights of marginalized groups, but curious as to why she doesn't claim her right to be just an American.

[@queenofopulence2538]

Jamie Fox, Craig Robinson, Will Ferrell, Tamron Hall, Hoda Kotb, Bobbie Brown/performer, Janet Jackson, Cher, Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad-together-so much fun!

[@joshuam664]

I just fell upon this video but this is totally awesome. I upon many here am from Corpus Christi Texas very near where Eva was raised. I went wow when I heard that. Such an awesome story.

[@ronnieg6497]

Woohoo south texas in da house like Eva 🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️ I always admired her, as well as you Kerry. When I first saw you in Ray playing Della, I was hooked on you girl. You are also very inspiring. ♥️♥️

[@jaredmcphoy1998]

This was another great interview I would love to see the following women on this platform: Viola Davis, Niecy Nash, Cynthia Erivo, Yvonne Orji, Mindy Kailing and for male Ryan Murphy.

[@tammymcchester3632]

Hey Eva!!! Representing Corpus Christi, TX. 😘😘👏😉

[@tokiofanerika10]

I am from CCTX and the neighborhood that I grew up in definitely had the same vibe.

[@erikadavila6574]

Same :)

[@OverandOutChief1]

Grew up in her neighborhood. Bikes were the preferred method to travel for kids growing up in 80s.

[@weswalker1208]

Yeah I lived in the ABC streets when was Queen

[@reneeflamand8991]

I’m loving this discussion. The honesty, the trials, the stories, the sisterhood. All of it…besides being an audience for both your bodies of work. I kicked my channel off a year ago. It’s all about education and empowerment on the topic of narcissistic personality disorder. I’m trying to help, one person at a time. I’m not even at 1K, but your quick growth is an inspiration.

[@christinaislas5036]

This is a wonderful interview. Your a beautiful person inside and out. Thank you for having Eva Longoria on. I knew she was from Corpus and to make it extra special she grew up on the street my brother currently lives on WOW! that’s great 😁 Looking forward to more interviews. xoxoxo 🥰

[@erikadavila6574]

I’m from corpus and I love how she said the ABC streets. That’s how we know it lol

[@CHT420]

I’m living in Corpus at the present. You know your from Corpus Christi when you say Corpus. 😂

[@cannondaleman1]

@@erikadavila6574 I remember when the Sunrise Mall was opened. We called it the "New Mall". It has been close for many years and occasionally, by old habit, I still call it the new mall and my mid 50's friends still know exactly what I'm talking about! LOL. EDIT: Oh and the Palmera Mall is still the Padre Staples mall to us old fogies! LOL.

[@rigobryant8050]

Nice interview, two beautiful women. I'm from Dallas but love going to Corpus Christi for vacation

[@draperlamarcakes]

I would like to see an ep of this series featuring Nnambdi Asomugha 😊, Ellen Pompeo, or Jamie Foxx.

[@jenniferbruce2303]

Great conversations & very inspiring! Grow where you are planted 😀

[@alinamaqsood2683]

i couldn’t stop smiling while watching this!! ♥️♥️

[@rigiles6780]

This is so phenomenal! I’m front Detroit, but yet so much of Eva’s story was so similar to mine. I’d love to hear you talk with Denzel Washington.

[@talisha5863]

Please interview Vin Diesel. I love how his F&F movies are always deliberately multi-ethnic. I would love to hear him discuss his childhood in a laid back, chill environment🤴🏽💪🏼

[@kerrywashingtonvideo]

such a good idea!!!!!

[@LilMarybou]

I can't wait for Reese Witherspoon to do this!!!

[@KCNwokoye]

Love your friends. So authentic and grounded. Keep on shining!

[@MsRosa-nz8bi]

I live on Dodd. My mom used to babysit Eva. My sisters and I used to play with Eva. When Eva became famous, several Mexican news came to my house to ask questions about Eva and her family. They even offered me money. I told them to leave. 🤐🤫

[@nan1577]

ok tell some stories for free here! 😆😆😆❤

[@triceybrown1385]

Corpus Christi Texas born and raised and live here now ❤️❤️❤️

[@stacy-annbanto]

I've always loved Eva Longoria, she very beautiful. I've never heard her story before, so it's really nice to watch this interview.

[@13yelworC13]

Awesome stories and CC, TX....woo!

[@lynettemokgano9009]

My friend went to Corpus Christi A&M. I remember our road trip from Oklahoma City. The good old days

[@adlandaniel3754]

Eva Longoria is one of the most humane and humble celebrity on earth🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 Love her so much!!!!!!

[@danielmontalvo1984]

My grandma and her mom were really good friends from Falfurrias TX. Her mom is a very nice lady. I'm from Corpus and lived about a mile from those ABC streets. Not a very good neighborhood but yes it was a predominantly Mexican neighborhood. Eva make Corpus proud!

[@SHANELL032007]

Yes! Frozen kool-aid in a cup honey! We had that on my street., called them "Cool Cups". We also had the lady who sold cookies, chips, pickles , and candy. That really takes me back!

[@anabelrowland1136]

OMG! I grew up on Johnston Dr and yes back then we did ride our bikes in the neighborhood.

[@weswalker1208]

4700 queen st

[@charlenebrownlow4677]

PTL Ladies…I love you both; I definitely have watched various parts of your body of work. You are both excellent, I can believe you are both because you are talented and gifted. Yes, giving and receiving are a process, my mother told me to earn my own money 😍, thank you for sharing!

[@adamjimenez1798]

man she was here when we where 512 haha....only true corpus people remember that

[@Megabyte2k4]

Already! 😂

[@OverandOutChief1]

yes sir. It was world ending going to 361.

[@cannondaleman1]

@@OverandOutChief1 I remember that! LOL.

[@Herrmanlawfirm]

¡Corpus Christi presente! The Home of Amazing and Strong Latinas! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@dilwarbibi2022]

Really enjoying your show Kerry and all your guests but please a lot of us would like to see Tony Goldwyn on here.

[@RyanKeels]

Just gonna throw this out there. I'm not famous or anything LoL but I would love to be on this. Great show idea

[@manestreambeauty]

A few suggestions: Barry Jenkins, Samuel L. Jackson, Aunjanue Ellis, Regina King, RuPaul, Isaac Mizrahi, Viola Davis, Danyel Smith, Maxwell, Bevy Smith, Marie Kondo, Adrienne Bailon Houghton, Tia Mowry-Hardrict, Taika Waititi, Jenifer Lewis, Tichina Arnold, Teyonah Parris, Wunmi Mosaku, Rosario Dawson.

[@patdalager2598]

I moved to Corpus Christi in 79, never left.

[@1ChxnceLxnce]

I’m subscribing just because Kerry is so beautiful and I want to see her face more

[@justusmosley4983]

Corpus Christi stand up

[@weswalker1208]

Wow I grew up on Queen Street of the ABCs streets. Yeah Lexington and South Park was the neighborhood Elementary in junior high

[@aureliaramz7248]

Damn the ABC I had no idea that's where she grew up! 361 texas in the house!! And she went to Windsor park elementary!!!!❤❤❤

[@OverandOutChief1]

It was 512 back in her time.

[@cannondaleman1]

@@OverandOutChief1 512, Brother. I grew up in the 512 era!

[@OverandOutChief1]

@@cannondaleman1 I grew up in the ABCs in her time period. Everyone was on bikes. Peter Piper Pizza on Ayers and the Borden Pink House would be familiar to her.

[@weswalker1208]

Yep 512

[@weswalker1208]

@@OverandOutChief1 I remember that building well across from Mission Shopping Center I grew up on Queen

[@cannondaleman1]

Wow! It took this interview to bring so many CC residents together on YT!!! Fellow Buc, here. (I also play with a Mariachi at the most popular Taqueria on HORNE ROAD, can't say the name but if you are from Corpus, you KNOW what Taqueria I'm talking about, LOL, every Friday night from 8:30 to 10:30, come see us! Sorry about the plug! Couldn't resist. LOL.) Anyway, I know the guy that took her to the prom. The prom pic is his most prized possession. I never met her but she seems down to earth, like her roots are still embedded in Corpus, her feet are still on the ground and she still acts like she is not famous, at all. That's really cool. I grew up near her neighborhood, on the other side of Gollihar, on Dinn St. Hello, to all of you who also live here!!!!!

[@txsurfnturf]

I know that taqueria all too well. Lol. Also, was her prom dates name Albert? If so, he was one of my best friends. I know that he and Eva dated for awhile.

[@ryssag4290]

I'm from corpus too! Pot hole city🤣 and live on D Street in robstown

[@Angelcurls67]

I’m loving this series. What about Nnamdi or your Dad? Bellamy, Darby, Katie, Shonda

[@reneedarie6861]

I have to mention how much I MISS SCANDAL 😥😥😥😥😥😥!!!!!!

[@michaelkhumalo7826]

Baddie queens!! 🤍😭 love you both and these episodes!

[@cynthiaford4105]

Wow! So many similarities to my story. I took a bus to the "white school" as a kid and was ostracized by the neighborhood kids 'cause I wasn't around. My dear, precious little brother was Special Needs. My childhood made me work hard and I'm proud of my success.

[@goalsfirst2895]

So Delicious talk, I was smiling all the time, Great woman's

[@Noles86]

EVA ❤❤❤😍😍😍

[@evelina424]

0:48+1:18+1:46 // 3:25. 3:43 4:17 4:29. 5:03+5:27 6:23+6:34 6:44+6:55 8:21+8:32+8:40+9:14. 14:08

[@valeriepadron5960]

I lived on Cheryl St which is the street before Dodd St. I also went to a white school. I can totally associate with her experiences.

[@weswalker1208]

I grew up on Queen Street

[@1717Warrior1]

Go Kerry BX…Bronx Webster Ave!

[@solo_alien]

Does anyone know what the book is behind Eva on her bookshelf that says "Chicano". I can't seem to figure it out.

[@donnabeegates3889]

Hi Kerry, how about an interview with Benjamin Bratt? Thanks😊

[@mitze888]

Rocky Dodd sounds like a kick-ass bounty hunter!

[@johnl.funches7703]

YOU TWO BOTH, AND VERY BEAUTIFUL-WOW-WOW!!

[@ginagarza3718]

Damas and Caballeros!!! You know it

[@cannondaleman1]

Mr. MENDEZ!!!! THE VOICE OF THE BUCS!!!!

[@user-tb8ix2vx3r]

The Mexican didnt know she was Mexican 😂😂😂😂😂

[@user-tb8ix2vx3r]

You had to look at those Asian looking Mother and Sis , they don't even look Mexican. Filipinos

[@nathanphilmore8073]

I live out here now what's the best food spots out here

[@velvaparker8450]

Saratoga is where the good food, off the freeway also. Enjoy yourself

[@enigma4649]

Ask Florian Dagoury, Jeremy Chardy and Antoine Mechin if they had to do it over again, would they?

[@mumbimoche7947]

Eva is hilarious 🤣😅🤣🤣😅😅

[@julianpena411]

I'd love an Olivia Munn episode.

[@louisegray7226]

SUGGESTIONS...VIOLA DAVIS...NIKKI GIOVANNI...LOUISE V. GRAY...IDRIS ELBA...MARIAN WRIGHT ELDEMAN...TINA MCELROY ANSA

[@candiyoung-gibson1076]

Eva could play a young Rita Morena.

[@davidblizzy9725]

Corpus Christi …! Texas

[@ResonatedLife]

✨💌✨

[@turkanismail1848]

Your both so beautiful 😍

[@Adriangarcia-xk6xr]

ABC streets I’m on Evelyn st

[@joejoebeanz6939]

Eva... That's a plus it's Joe Joe Beanz...

[@Screech032]

Eva's mom has a mail man secret she's gonna take to the grave. 😭

[@NUBIANACE78]

So being called ugly because you have dark skin dark hair dark eyes says what exactly 🤔

[@k.h.a.l.i.l.]

it says that latinos, like most of the world, have deeply engrained colorist ideas and are invested in eurocentric beauty standards.

[@cindyf1084]

@@k.h.a.l.i.l. exactly

[@marthagonzalez2355]

That's when you're trying to say I look Mexican but my family is not, her family look Mexican with Asian features!!

[@ro992]

*She said that she had dark skin* , and did not look like her family. Her skin does not look darker than Mexican Americans by no means. My opinion. Not sure why her family was treating her like that. Glad things are going better for her now.

[@recipebandit3563]

Really enjoying your podcast but that orange tint lip color is not becoming and does not highlight your beauty.

[@jmartin567]

I was born and raised in Corpus and the street she is talking about was considered the higher class part of town which was southside, so she is full of crap. Westside was lower class. Flour bluff was lower class whites and ocean drive was doctors and rich people mixed race and robstown was more hispanic lowclass

[@cannondaleman1]

The ABC streets have never been known as the richer part of town. Back then the people with money (of course, not including the ones living on Ocean Drive, that's a different animal) were out in the Carroll HS section and further out, not the Ayers/Gollihar/Sunnybrook/Mansheim streets. That area was not the poorest area but by far not the richer sections. Ask anyone who lived in the ABC section. NOT ONE will tell you that they lived in the richer part of town and believe me, when you grew up in the not-so-rich part of town, you know it! Don't believe me? Pull up Dodd St. on street view. Tell me again how that is the rich part of town.

[@jmartin567]

@@cannondaleman1 I grew up in the 60's and 70's and i know where Dod street is and maybe you weren't there in that time but it was not a low class area

[@cannondaleman1]

@@jmartin567 Read my first comment. I said that the area was not a poor area but it was not the upper end neighborhood you seem to remember. I was around 12 in the mid 70s riding my bike up and down the ABC streets. All those streets were my stompin' grounds. I attrnded South Park just down the street. Neither myself nor any of my friends thought we lived in upper class area. Ee weren't poor but we weren't rich. We were middle at best and had a great time in that neighborhood. But ok. If thats how you remember it then i guess your idea of rich neighborhoods were different from mine.

[@txsurfnturf]

With all due respect, Lawson, I think your opinion is indicative of your age. It can be argued that Agnes St. was once the rich side of town; if you want to look as far back as the 1920's. I am roughly 4 years older than Eva and grew up in the same neighborhood, which would have been considered lower middle class.

[@CatsMood]

Hm... Eva why don't you say anything about the war in Ukraine?

[@TravisIngram-nh9wv]

I like alll the people you interview Kerry and the conversations. Keep up the great work. God is allwayss in usss and alll around usss. Staaaayy blessed and a blessing 👍 🙌 🙏 ✨️. Once you love you love forevvaa ♾️ ❤️ 😁😜🤑🫡💯💯💯💯💫💫💫💫✌️✌️✌️✌️🫶🫶🫶🫶🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏