The US Trends | Eva Mendes | Eva Mendes is an American actress. Mendes was born on March 5, 1974 in Miami, Florida, toCuban parents, and was raised in theLosAngeles suburb ofGlendale by her mother after her parents'divorce;Mendes has said that her mother"suffered so much to make my life OK" during her early years. Mendes was raised aRomanCatholic and aspired to be a nun. Mendes is also fluent inSpanish.
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Eva Mendes can not be seen as an actor, when he was young, and pursue other interests. She attended Hoover High School in Glendale and later attended California State University, Northridge to study marketing, but stopped when they want to start acting career. SHe studied acting under Ivana Chubbuck.
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Eva Mendes caught the eye agent who persuaded him to go fairly constant. It 'appeared in the video of Will Smith "Miami" and the music video for the Pet Shop Boys' for "La Vida (life as it is)" in 1996 and the video "Hole in My Seoul" by Aerosmith in 1997, the roles guest soap operas and supporting film roles. His first film appearance was a direct-to-video Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror.
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Eva Mendes received her first big-screen break when she appeared in Training Day. That performance led to roles in Stuck on You, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, and as the female lead in the comedy Hitch opposite Will Smith. Her role in Once Upon a Time in Mexico also earned her a nomination at the Teen Choice Awards. Mendes costarred in Ghost Rider with Nicolas Cage, who she was to work with again in Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans in 2009, and also starred alongside Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, and Robert Duvall in the film We Own the Night, and Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson and Scarlett Johansson in The Spirit.
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Along with acting, Eva Mendes is employed by Revlon Cosmetics as an international spokeswoman. She joins such actresses and models as Julianne Moore, Halle Berry and Cindy Crawford, who appear in Revlon's television and print ads. She is also a supporter and active participant in Revlon's campaign to raise funds for breast cancer research.In March 2011, it was announced that Mendes will be a new spokeswoman for Thierry Mugler's Angel fragrance.
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Eva Mendes appeared nude in an ad for Calvin Klein's Secret Obsession perfume. The ad was banned from airing in the United States.
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In December 2007, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) used a nude photo of Mendes for their anti-fur campaign alongside the tagline "Fur? I'd rather go naked." Mendes is also a spokesmodel for the 2008 Calendar of Campari, inspired in fairy tales, by photographer Marino Parisotto.
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Eva Mendes was voted as No. 4 in the 2008 edition, and No. 1 in the 2009 edition, of AskMen.com's Top 99 Most Desirable Women.
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Mendes was announced as the international face of Australia's 30 Days of Fashion & Beauty event in July 2008. She made guest appearances in that country at the month long festival in September.
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OnSeptember4, 2008,Mendes announced she was launching a line of bed linens available inMacy's stores.InOctober, she toured various stores inEurope including Harrods to promote Calvin Klein's Seductive Comfort line of lingerie.
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EvaMendes appeared in the music video "TheEnd HasNo End" by theStrokes.
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InAugust2010, Mendes appeared in a Funny or Die video spoof, selling her "S.E.X. tape". She also sang for theFunny orDie music video "PimpsDon't Cry," a song featured in TheOther Guys, released onAugust 6,2010.
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EvaMendes appeared in the Fall / Winter 2010 issue of VS.magazine in the "CrazyFor Eva" fashion story and production, shot by EllenVonUnwerth for Vs.Magazine.
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