Cuban-American Eva Mendes was born March 5th, 1974 in sunny Miami, but was uprooted and moved to the West Coast after the divorce of her parents. She was then raised by her mother, now an elementary school principal, in Los Angeles where she also attended high school (Hoover High School) and college (California State University).
Eva decided not to finish her marketing degree and opted to study acting under famed acting coach and producer Ivanna Chubbuck. At first, she only got exposures in commercials and music videos, but she soon got her long-awaited break after acting opposite Denzel Washington in "Training Day," where Denzel even bagged an Oscar. Eva has since played the lead female roles in "Hitch" and "Ghost Rider."
Eva Mendes is as close to perfection as you can get (with her pretty face, big boobs and round butt), and the hottest Latin star out there, way hotter than JLo can ever dream to be.
Eva Mendes is by far much smarter than she may give herself credit for. The star of Hitch said during a recent interview: "One of the things that first attracted me to my boyfriend is his brain. Brains are the most important thing to me because I feel I lack them."
A little nipple never hurt anyone, but the new Calvin Klein's commercial for their "Secret Obsession" fragrance has been banned in the United States because of showing just a few seconds of Eva Mendes' nipples. She's actually completely naked in the commercial, but you can't see any significant skin other than her boobs. Nevertheless, the American commercial TV networks refused to air the ad.