Eva Mendes borned in Miami, Mendes on 5th march 1978 was relocated with her family to Los Angeles when she was only 2 years old. Who is Cuban-American heritage. When Eva was just 10 her parents split, Eva's mother was worked as an accountant to stave the family, and was very disciplinary on Mendes and her three elder siblings. Eva's stroke of dumb luck changed while Eva was studying marketing in California State University and Eva's neighbor's portfolio was blundered by a agent in which he found Eva's photo in late 90's. And he offered Eva to cast in "Children of the Corn V: Field of Terror" realeased by straight-to-video in 1998 till that Eva had's considered acting as a career.



Eva Mendes joined acting classes and spent some time on serious study of her adroitness. Eva apperes in some made-for-television productions and stuck it up with Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan in the comedy "A Night at the Roxbury". And after smaller assignments like "My Brother The Pig and The Disciples", regained with her performance in "Urban Legends: Final Cut" in the year 2000. Eva performed in some commercial as well as music videos like Will Smith's "Miami" and Aerosmith's "Hole in My Soul".



Eva was delighted about the break to play a lesbian Latina, but still she was seeking for challenging role in her career. And her luck knocks her doors again by performing role of Mike Epps' girlfriend in the movie "All About the Benjamins" in the year 2002, which provers herself as a beautiful and talented Latina actress. After this role Eva came in the limelight by her fans and audiance. Mendes appeared in director Steven Seagal's actione movie, "Exit Wounds" in 2001, co-staring rap star DMX. Eva Mendes also performed a supporting role in 2002's comedy film "All About the Benjamins", starring Ice Cube and Mike Epps.



In 2003 Eva Mendes appeard in one of the most aspiring movie "2 Fast 2 Furious" released by summer. By performing in this role Eva gets more exposure to her short carees, and to make her own identity in hollywood. Eva hounded audiences with her performance in the film "Desperado II: Once Upon a Time in Mexico"



Eva Mendes is also employed by Revlon Cosmetics as an international spokeswoman alongwith her acting career. Eva joins such aristocratic actresses and models like Halle Berry, Cindy Crawford and Julianne Moore, who appear in Revlon's television and print ads. Mendes is also a ardent supporter and active member of Revlon's fight against breast cancer.



Eva Mendes's filmography as Actor



Movie Name Year



Ghost Rider 2006

Trust the Man 2006

Hitch 2005

El Mariachi: 10 Years Later 2004

Wendell Baker Story 2004

Stuck on You 2003

Once Upon a Time in Mexico 2003

Out of Time 2003

2 Fast 2 Furious 2003

Training Day 2001

Exit Wounds 2001

All About the Benjamins 2001

Urban Legends: Final Cut 2000

My Brother the Pig 1999

Night at the Roxbury, A 1998

Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror 1998





Eva's TV Appearances:



Program Name Year



Tinseltown TV 2002

Sharon Osbourne Show 2003

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn 1999

E! News Live" 2002

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

V.I.P. 1998

Disciples 1999

Mortal Kombat: Conquest 1998

ER 1994





Eva's Videos and Commercials:

Revlon commercials.

Will Smith's Miami video.

Aerosmith's Hole in My Sole video.





Nicknames: Eva



Birth Date: March 5, 1974



Birth Place: Miami, Florida



Height: 5\'7



Eyes: Brown



Sign: Pisces



Profession: Actress, Model



Favorite Past Time: Interior Decorating



Best Known as : Sexy Cuban-American co-star of Training Day



Eva Mendes is a young fashion Cuban-American model, Actress. Eva is a boldly independent actor who denys to participate in traditional mode or assort. Eva captured the attention of moviegoers in a small, but pivotal role in the critically acclaimed film, \"Training Day\".



Eva Mendes started her film career through commercial to music video, after that guest appearance in televesion serials and supporting actress in films. As other famous and favorite celebrities like Liv Tyler, Alicia Silverstone, Eva also commencement her acting profession in an Aerosmith video.



Eva Mendes cotinued with her comedy role in the movie \"A Night at the Roxbury\", and after that smaller assignments, regained in the year 2000 by performing in the film \"Urban Legends, Final Cut\". It was there that Eva Mendes began to popular as a boxy, irascible and sexy flirt, Eva was continued in the action hit Exit Wounds and especially in her most appriciated role, as Denzel Washington\'s wife in \"Training Day\" in the year 2001. Eva Mendes is writing a book for children, \"Crazy Leggs Beshee\". Ablazed by her nieces and nephews, Eva willing to introduce vocabulary, art, history and values through a medium kids grasp.



In the year 2003, Eva Mendes career light out, as an actress appearing on large performance in an electic assemblage of big budget films. In the film \"2 Fast 2 Furious\" Eva Mendes played a customs agent against Paul Walker to bring down a Miami drug pool. Out of Time found her coordination with Training Day with Denzel Washington. Apart from Eva\'s comedi roles, Eva Mendes found the love interest of concomitant twins in the Farrelly brothers\' \"Stuck on You\". Again in \"Once Upon a Time in Mexico\" Eva performed another government agent, with Johnny Depp.



In 2004 saw no representation of Eva Mendes turn back with the Cuban-American beauty performed as the ex-girlfriend of Luke Wilson in \"The Wendell Baker Story\", a film Wilson co-written with Owen Wilson and co-directed with sibling Andrew Wilson.



Recently Eva Mendes is in production on Columbia Picture’s supermundane action, adventure, \"Ghost Rider\" starred with Nicolas Cage is directed by Mark Steven Johnson.



Eva Mendes - Quotes



"....It's fun to be a woman. It's fun to flirt and wear makeup and have boobs."



"...guys can be yucky, and girls are sweet, soft and smell good."



"..I'm a girl's girl."



"..One of the perks of being a girl is playing with makeup.."