Eva Mendes
Eva was in college studying marketing and pursuing her dream as a interior designer when she ran into a manager that changed her would be career in marketing, into the fast rising superstar actress that has been exploding in the showbiz market.

Eva's parents left Cuba and moved to Miami, where she spent her first childhood years. Her family later moved to Los Angeles, where she was raised by her single accountant mother with along side with her three siblings.

Eva's first appearances in showbiz started in music videos, her first was a video for Aerosmith, "Hole In My Soul" and "Miami" by Will Smith.

She landed her first acting jobs when she appeared in the television show ER and Mortal Kombat: Conquest in 1998. Her first bigscreen acting job was also in 1998 for the film Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror, she went on to do other films but it wasn't until 2001 on movie Training Day, that Eva's career started to take off. She then went on to such movies as 2 Fast 2 Furious, Once Upon a time in Mexico, Out of Time, and last summers number one movie Hitch, where she co-stared with Will Smith. Hitch was last years number one romantic comedy that is really launched Eva's career further as the next female Latin superstar.

When Eva a little girl she loved supermodel Cindy Crawford, she loved her dark hair, her look, the famous mole on her face. She would see Cindy Crawford in the Revlon commercials and magazines ads, and think to herself how cool it was that Cindy wasn't the typical blond supermodel.

Now years later and all grown up Eva has taken the role of her childhood idol Cindy Crawford as spokesmodel for Revlon cosmetics. Many people in the industry are saying that Eva has the look, the style, and curvaceous body, plus you can't forget the famous mole to be the next Cindy Crawford.

So in her short few years as a star, Eva Mendes has really exploded fast as a Hollywood starlit and on to modeling industry. She has put herself out there and has came on fast and furious with no signs of slowing down. This is just the beginning of her superstardom and she has all ready taken the job as her childhood idol Cindy, as model for Revlon, she all ready has her name tossed up in the industry with Latin superstar Jennifer Lopez. Eva has worked with Hollywood's leading men, Denzel Washington, Will Smith, and was even star-struck when she acted with her teen heart throb Johnny Depp.

So here comes Eva Mendes, and this hottie is burning up fashion magazines, sizzling ads for Revlon, and not even taking time to cool down. Eva latest is movie released this month Ghost Rider, which she co-stars Nicolas Cage, is sure to be one the this years biggest block buster hits.

It's good to have a new Latina superstar / supermodel to spice things up, she has that flashy flavor, that exotic style. Eva Mendes is the hot in spicy new Latin American superstar / supermodel, and this is only the beginning from her, she's just warming up !

 

Sites and info on the net:

• Eva Mendes Cosmopolitan interview
• Ask Men : Eva Mendes interview
• Eva Mendes @ askmen.com
• Eva @ Yahoo movies
• Eva @ E online
• Eva @ imdb