Eva Longoria announces her Dubai engagement while on desert safari

Forty-eight hours in this beautiful city and actress Eva Longoria gets hitched.

Longoria is attending the Dubai International Film Festival (Diff) and the third edition of Global Gift foundation charity gala.

The 'Desperate Housewives' got engaged during a desert safari to her boyfriend Jose Antonio Baston on December 13.

The 40-year-old actress announced the exciting news on her social media account, along with a picture of her gorgeous ruby engagement ring.

She wrote: "Ummmm so this happened....#Engaged #Dubai #Happiness."

Longoria shared more details on her Snapchat account, showing that Baston proposed in a romantic, luxury desert setup of outdoor couches and red rugs strewn with rose petals, followed by a desert camel ride and a night of dancing.

The photo also captures Longoria's engagement ring, which breaks tradition with your typical diamond ring. Instead, it appears to be a ruby surrounded by a diamond halo.

 

Wouldn't be the #Dubai desert without the camels!

A photo posted by Eva Longoria (@evalongoria) on Dec 13, 2015 at 3:05am PST

The 47-year-old businessman is the president of Televisa, which is the 'hottest media brand in the Latin American entertainment industry,' according to LatinPost.com. He has even been on the company's board of directors since 1998.

Although he goes by Jose Antonio Baston, his bio on Reuters' website reveals that he has one more last name, Patino. This makes his full name Jose Antonio Baston Patino.

Instagram: Eva Longoria

When Jose and Eva began dating in 2013, a source told People magazine that he was determined to prove that he was crazy about her. "He's been sweeping her off her feet and courting her like a proper gentleman," the insider said at the time.

Looks like his efforts ended up working out!

This will be Eva's third marriage, as she was previously married to actor Tyler Christopher and NBA star Tony Parker.

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