Eva Longoria Joins Nezza Short La Tierra del Valor Ahead of Online Debut
Eva Longoria has signed on to executive produce La Tierra del Valor (Home of the Brave), a short documentary centred on singer Nezza, Deadline revealed alongside its exclusive trailer.
Directed by Cristina Costantini, the film is made as part of L.A. Times Short Docs. It debuts Thursday on latimes.com/shortdocs, giving online audiences their first full look after its festival run.
That is quick. The trailer is out now. The film follows on Thursday, free to stream.
Nezza drew national attention on 14 June 2025 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Asked to sing the US national anthem, she performed “El Pendón Estrellado,” the Spanish-language rendition.
The song has history. It was commissioned in 1945 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as an official Spanish-language version of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Nezza’s decision to sing it at a major league ballpark put that history back in the spotlight.
La Tierra del Valor stays with her through that day. Nezza and Costantini chronicled the hours around the Dodger Stadium performance, from preparation to the walk onto the field, the Los Angeles Times noted in its Sundance coverage Los Angeles Times.
The trailer gives the first extended glimpse of that approach. It cuts close, personal footage with the noise of the stadium.
The credits show a tight team. Costantini produces with Alfie Koetter. Cris Abrego and Rachelle Mendez of Hyphenate Media Group serve as executive producers, a senior credit that usually signals creative backing and support for the production.
Hyphenate Media Group was co-founded by Longoria and Abrego. Longoria’s arrival links that company directly to the project.
L.A. Times Short Docs, the home for the film, is an Academy Award-winning short-film series, according to its site L.A. Times Short Docs. It focuses on nonfiction filmmaking with a West Coast perspective, a strand for short documentaries intended for a broad online audience.
The project already had a festival moment. The Los Angeles Times spoke to Nezza and Costantini in January 2026 around Sundance about the film, Nezza’s activism and what it meant to revisit the performance on screen.
What makes this stand out is the scale. One song, one stadium, one crew close behind. The short format keeps it tight.
For viewers, this means a short, self-contained watch. No cinema ticket is needed. The film streams from Thursday at latimes.com/shortdocs.
