Eva Mendes (born March 5, 1974) is an American actress and model.
Mendes was born in Miami, Florida to Cuban parents and raised in suburban Glendale in Los Angeles her mother after her parents' divorce, Mendes said her mother, "so much suffering in my life OK" during her years. Mendes grew a Roman Catholic nun and wild. She speaks fluent Spanish.
She began performing in the late 1990s, and after several small roles in several films and appeared smaller than the children of the CornV: Fields of Terror (1998), and Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000),broke up regular basis, performing leading roles in Hollywood news, including Training Day (2001), 2 Fast 2 Furious, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Stuck on You (all 2003), Hitch (2005) Ghost Rider and We Own the Night (both 2007), Spirit (2008), Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009), the other boys, and last night (both2010).