Top 10+1 Insider Facts About Eva Mendes Did you know?
She can speak Spanish fluently.
Instead, English is her second language.
Let's talk about her Fact Number 1
Eva Mendes was born in March 5, 1974 in Miami, Florida, USA.
She is an American actress, singer, model, fashion designer, and businesswoman.
Her zodiac sign is Pisces.
Fact Number 2 Her parents were Cubans, and her mother worked
at Mann's Chinese Theatre so Eva met this world pretty early.
Mendes had one older brother, Juan Carlos Méndez Jr., who sadly died.
She has an older sister, and a younger half brother.
Fact Number 3 She attended Hoover High School in Glendale,
and later studied marketing at California State University, Northridge.
She also wanted to go into art history, but left college to pursue acting under Ivana
Chubbuck.
Now let’s talk about her career Fact Number 4
Her acting career begun after a talent manager saw her photo in a friend's portfolio.
Her first film role was a student in a horror movie, Children of the Corn : Fields of Terror.
She didnt like her performance, so, to improve herself she hired an acting coach.
Fact Number 5 Her breakthrough came in 2001, starring in
the crime thriller Training Day.
She described her role as "privotal" in her career, she sayed it motivated her to keep
going as an actress.
Training Day was a box office hit, grossing US$104.5 million.
Fact Number 6 She's not just a famous actor, but also a
successful model.
She ranked many times in Maxim magazine's Hot 100, and FHM's Sexiest Woman in the World.
People magazine also announced her one of 2011's Most Beautiful at Every Age.
What about her shape?
Fact Number 7 She is 168 cm high, and her weight is 64 kg.
Her measurements are 89 63 91,5 cm (bra-waist-hip).
Her BMI index is 22, 7 which is the normal index for a female in her age.
Men love her curves.
Many media outlets have cited her as one of the world's most beautiful Latin women, and
she has been considered as a sex symbol.
She sayed it was a bit self-created” and that at times she plays up her sexiness.
Fact Number 8 Just to compare Eva with Nicole Kidman, they
have quite different shape.
Nicole is taller and thinner, but I would say both have a nice figure.
Eva is a classical women idol.
What does she do to stay in perfect shape?
She Starts The Day With Protein.
She drinks a lot of water Goes to the gym three times a week, or even more.
She does intervals, like running and sprinting.
Fact Number 9 She loves music, hiking, biking, skiing, mountain
climbing, and interior design.
Is She married?
Fact Number 10 Mendes was in a relationship with George Augusto,
Peruvian film / TV producer from 2002 to 2011.
After she met Ryan Gosling on the set of The Place Beyond the Pines and they started dating.
Now they have two daughters.
Bonus Fact Mendes is a pescatarian for ethical and health
reasons.
She practices the famous Transcendental Meditation.
She was nominated in many cathegories 13 times and won 2 awards in 2005 on the Capri Global
Award and in 2009 on the Giffoni Film Festival.