In terms of the nominations and awards of the film industry, the actress can count 11 nominations and 2 awards so far. These have solidified her status and her importance among the major names of the film industry. At the Teen Choice Awards, the actress was nominated for the following: Choice Breakout Movie Star – Female (in 2004, for the roles in 2 Fast 2 Furious, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Out of Time and Stuck on You), Choice Movie Actress (in 2005, for Hitch), Choice Movie Love Scene (in 2005, for Hitch) and Choice Movie Actress Comedy (in 2011, for The Other Guys). At the Imagen Foundation Award, she was nominated in 2007 for her role in Ghost Rider at the Best Actress – Film category.

At the Alma Awards, the actress received more nominations over the years, as follows: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (in 2002, for Training Day), Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture (in 2006, for Hitch), Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture (in 2007, for Trust the Man), Actress in Film (in 2009, for The Women and for The Spirit) and Favorite Movie Actress – Comedy/Musical (in 2011, for The Other Guys). Eva Mendes won two very important awards. In 2005, she won the Capri Global Award at the Capri, Hollywood ceremony of awards. In 2007, the actress received the trophy of the Giffoni Award, at the Giffoni Film Festival. Through these awards and nominations, the talents and the acting skills of Eva Mendes were recognized and celebrated in the film industry.

This is the reason why men like Eva Mendes so much. This amazing woman is not famous only for her beauty, as it happens in the case of many other celebrities, but she is also a very talented actress. Throughout her acting career, Eva Mendes acted along many famous and great actors. Nonetheless, the fact that she is both beautiful and talented is absolutely fantastic and great “ingredients” for her fame. Although she is famous all over the world and the media always try to find out new and scandalous things about her, it was not always possible. Eva Mendes is a discrete person who strives to keep her personal life private and has always avoided scandals or other problems like that.

Even so, she still did not get rid of scandals totally. She went to a rehabilitation centre for overcoming substance addiction issues. She managed to get over  this problem and now has a peaceful and happy life. Eva Mendes said that marriage is not for her and that she can have a happy personal life with a man without being married. One of the roles that made her more famous are in films such as Hitch, Stuck On You, Once Upon A Time In Mexico, Last Night and acted nest to famous and great actors such as Denzel Washington, Sam Worthington, Ethan Hawke, Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlber, Keira Knightley and many others. Mendes is also popular for her incredible fashion style, being appreciated by many women. 

The first appearances made by Eva Mendes as a model were related to music videos. She received roles in some of the most notorious videos of those times along some of the music industry majors. In 1996, Eva Mendes was featured in the Miami video, for Will Smith, and in the Se a Vida e (That’s the Way Life Is) video, for the Pet Shop Boys. The following year, she was a figure of the Hole in My Soul video, by Aerosmith. After these roles in the music industry, she moved on to more professional contracts and other types of modeling related opportunities. Revlon Cosmetics featured her in their campaign for breast cancer awareness, as the international spokeswoman, and later on she was the ambassador for Cartier. The most sensual appearances were in the campaigns for Calvin Klein’s Secret Obsession perfume and for the PETA “Fur? I’d Rather go naked” series.

In 2008, Eva Mendes was again the face of a Calvin Klein product. This time it was the Seductive Comfort lingerie line. The campaign took her around the world in various stores to promote the new line. Then, in 2009, she became the Pleasure Ambassador for Magnum ice cream. The year 2011 also placed Eva Mendes in some new roles, for Thierry Mugler and for Reebok. Even more endorsements and modeling opportunities are still on the rise for Eva Mendes.

Eva Mendes also had numerous modeling and publicity contracts. One of the latest commercials she appeared in was the one for the Reebok EasyTone sneakers. This was thus a perfect opportunity for journalists to speak more to Eva Mendes and to know her beauty secrets. Believe it or not, she does not bend over backwards in this department. Eva Mendes says that her exercising routine consists of 4-5 running sessions a week, and that is all. Regarding her diet, Eva Mendes confessed that she does not eat any kind of meat at all, not even chicken. While no one knows if this is a good choice, the actress stated that her skin looks so much better now that she banned meat from her daily meals. And since we are talking about looks, you should also know that Eva Mendes stated in a recent interview for Zest magazine that she thinks that being sexy is more important than being beautiful.

We are guessing that actor Ryan Gosling agrees with her, considering that he is one of the most sought after Hollywood bachelors and he does not seem to have eyes for anyone else but her. Who would have thought that Eva Mendes would leave director George Augusto after a 8-year relationship? The actress did not reveal anything on the subject, but rumor has it that she took this decision when she met Ryan Gosling, on the set of The Place Beyond the Pines. Nevertheless, Eva Mendes says that she does not look back; she looks toward the future, anxious to see what will tomorrow bring.

An important thing that all fans admire about Eva Mendes is actually not linked to the amazing achievements that the famous star has reached in her career, but to her personal life. So, despite her beauty and fame, Eva Mendes has never been part of shocking scandals affecting her personal life. In fact, Eva Mendes has only been linked to one man. So, the actress has been in a relationship with popular music producer George Augusto for more than nine years. The two have been a couple since 2002, the year when they met. Unfortunately, the former lovers separated, event which took place in 2011. However, despite the fact that Eva Mendes has been in a long time relationship for so many years, the star was able to quickly move on after the breakup. So, in September 2011, reports indicated that Eva Mendes was dating Ryan Gosling. The two became close friends and started to care for each other, as they met on the sets of The Place Beyond the Pines. After the two were spotted kissing, it became obvious that they are a couple. However, Eva Mendes previously declared that marriage is not for her. The beautiful actress said she does not plan on getting married in the near future, while most likely she will never have children.

Well, although Eva Mendes has managed to keep her private life away of the public eye, it seems that the beautiful actress has not been able to avoid all type of scandals. And Eva Mendes has proved once again that handling fame is quite hard. So, in 2008, the actress had to seek treatment within a rehabilitation facility. Eva Mendes has remained committed to the treatment for weeks, until overcoming her substance abuse problems. Luckily, now Eva Mendes seems to be healthy and really happy.

Besides marketing, Eva Mendes also has a passion for interior design, and recently she opened a small company, to help her take this passion more seriously. Another talent of Eva Mendes is writing, and she is now working on a book for children, because she wants to teach them something about moral values, arts and history, in a way that will make the little ones understand. The book is called ‘Crazy Leggs Beshee’ and it was inspired by her nephews and nieces. Besides writing and decorating, Eva Mendes is also passionate about sports. Biking, hiking, skiing and mountain climbing are only a few of the outdoor activities that Eva Mendes enjoys. Other hobbies that Eva Mendes has include reading and watching movies, and her favorite films are Blow-Up and The Shining.

With so many talents and passions, it is hard to believe that Eva Mendes still has the time to take care of her physical appearance. However, she never neglects her looks, so no wonder that Eva Mendes is one of the most beautiful women in the world. With an exotic appearance, Eva Mendes was ranked as one of the sexiest women in the world for many years, and by many publications worldwide. It comes as no surprise, thus, that underwear companies love her, especially Calvin Klein. Eva Mendes frequently appears in their underwear advertising campaigns. With so many qualities, an impressive talent and an unbelievable beauty, Eva Mendes is definitely an icon of this century and a woman to look up to.

“Training Day” was her first very important success. That film brought her in the spotlight and was the beginning of a great success. Later, she received other important roles in films such as “Once Upon A Time In Mexico”, “Hitch”, “Stuck On You”. She costarred  with famous actors as Nicholas Cage, Roberts Duvall, Joaquin Phoenix, Scarlett Johanson and many others.  Eva Mendes was the spokeswoman for Revlon Cosmetics because she was beautiful and with a lot of sex appeal. She was also ranked by several magazines as one of the sexiest women.  Eva Mendes has her own lingerie line and is considered one of the most desired women. She has a lot of fans and men believe she is also one of the most beautiful women. 

Eva had problems with prohibited substances and she went to a rehab facility to solve this issue in her life. Eva Mendes has a relationship with George Augusto since 2002. In an interview for “Marie Claire” magazine, she said that she does not want kids because she loves sleeping very much and she also said that marriage is not suitable for her and for the actual world we live in. She always wanted to improve her acting skills, so she is very ambitious and interested in becoming a professional. She is gorgeous and talented, so the films in which she acts almost always have positive reviews and many people watch them just because Eva Mendes is one of the actors.

The next new movie from Mendes is Last Night. This movie is about a married couple at a crossroads in their relationship. The couple is played by Keira Knightley and Sam Worthington. When Worthington leaves for a work trip, Knightley comes back into contact with a lover from her past. During his time away, Sam’s character is with a tempting colleague who is played by Eva Mendes. With nearly 3,000 votes, this movie has a 6.7 on IMDB.

Although it’s still in the process of being filmed, Mendes’ newest movie will be Ansiedad. This movie will be about a teen who wants to perform a life changing rite of passage. It appears that Mendes will have a starring role in this movie. The cast is also slated to include Patricia Arquette and Tiera Skovbye.

The plot I set in the town of Brooklyn, New York city in the year 1988 when crime is high and the mob bosses still run most of the show. A nightclub starts the first few scenes and the Russian gangsters are behind many of the disturbing things that go on. Due to the corruption on the police force in Brooklyn it is difficult for anyone to know who is on their side and who is not. A raid on the nightclub sends things into a spiral as the chief police tangles with his son, the nightclub owner.

After this incident all hell breaks loose and police as well as citizens are starting to become victims of the mafia wars. In an attempt to get away one of the undercover police officers takes off to his family for support only to drag them into the action as well. The police chief is killed in the struggles and the club owner, eager for revenge starts to fight back against the mob bosses. After everyone is killed off, only then will there be peace however the gangster affiliates know better than to let sleeping dogs lie.

You might say that Eve Mendes has such beauty which is inherited from her parents that come from Cuba. As a god catholic girl one of Eve’s first goals in life was to become a nun however events prevented this from going any further much to the thanks of many loving fans. Not actual wanting to be an actress to start with, Eve attended university however this was not her cup of tea and she dropped out of her marketing degree. It was at university that Eve started to aspire to become an actress and then started to study acting later.

The movie Training Day was her first big break thanks to her well informed talent agent who secured her an audition for the blockbuster movie. Acting next to big names like Ethan Hawke and Denzel Washington, Eve found her place in acting to be something that was very enjoyable. Other movies include 2 Fast 2 Furious and Bad Lieutenant which were also major hits on the big screens.