Eva Mendes says being half-naked won't harm kids
quote of the day
mon 11/23/2009
(image by nicogenin via flickr)
"I don't think I'm traumatizing any children. I think it's a really tasteful and beautiful ad."
- Eva Mendes defends her choice to pose in lingerie in a new Calvin Klein ad.
Eva Mendes vs. Eva Longoria
versus
thu 1/15/2009
| name | Eva Mendes. | Eva Jacqueline Longoria Parker. | |
| born in | Miami, Florida. | Corpus Christi, Texas. | |
| birthdate | March 5, 1974. | March 15, 1975. | |
| ethnicity | Cuban-American. | Mexican-American. | |
| hitting the books | Studied marketing at California State University, Northridge before pursuing acting. | Graduated from Texas A&M University-Kingsville with a BS in Kinesiology. | |
| the look | Brown-eyed brunette. | Brown-eyed brunette. | |
| faces of | Revlon cosmetics. | L'Oreal cosmetics. | |
| paying dues | Children of the Corn V. | "The Young & The Restless." | |
| breakthrough role | Sara in Training Day with Denzel Washington. | Gaby Solis in Desperate Housewives. | |
| also seen in | Once Upon A Time in México, We Own The Night and The Spirit. | Harsh Times, The Heartbreak Kid and Over Her Dead Body. | |
| ugly duckling | "I have the hugest . . . overbite. It's so big, my older brothers and sisters used to call me 'Bugs.' I looked like a bottle opener." | "[My family] used to call me 'prieta fea,' because I was the only one of my family's four girls with dark hair, dark eyes, and dark skin." | |
| coming soon | Queen Of The South. | Foodfight! | |
| marital status | In a relationship with producer George Gargurevich. | Married to San Antonio Spurs' point guard Tony Parker. | |
| entrepreneurship | Launched a line of Macy's home decor products called Vida. | Owner of the Los Angeles Tex-Mex restaurant Beso. | |
| advocacy | Spokesperson for PETA and supported Barack Obama's candidacy. | Involved with Mexican American Legal Defense Fund and National Council of La Raza. | |
| the critics | The Sydney Morning Herald: "Her press file makes extensive use of words such as 'exotic, passionate and vivacious.' All of which is true, but it's her sense of humor, her cool confidence and self-acceptance that makes her really attractive." | All Movie Guide: "Opinionated and outspoken Desperate Housewives Latina starlet Eva Longoria is almost as well known for her risqué sense of style as she is for her role as the oversexed nymph on the aforementioned ABC hit." | |
| webprops | Various fansites and lots of sexy pics across the Internets. | Various fansites and lots of sexy pics across the Internets. | |
| in her own words | “I think being a woman in Hollywood is a big enough challenge. Then there are other kinds of obstacles that come your way, but there are many times that being Latin has actually helped me.” - Eva Mendes. | "Texican is really a lot of my identity — the language we speak, the music we listen to and the food we eat. Everything I am is rooted from my culture." - Eva Longoria. |
abandon with abandon
daily dos
fri 10/10/2008
Eva Mendes insists her career is "more serious" than Jennifer Lopez's.
can't tell me nothing
daily dos
tue 9/16/2008
Eva Mendes claims she's had sex in all 50 states, but she says it was mostly with one partner: "A lot of it was on a road trip I took when I was younger."
fittin' to ride
daily dos
thu 8/7/2008
A Calvin Klein perfume ad featuring Eva Mendes has been banned from TV after censors ruled the Cuban-American actress exposed too much of her breasts.
out of gas
daily dos
tue 7/8/2008
Eva Mendes on being Latina in Hollywood: "I speak English without an accent, and I speak Spanish without an accent... What makes it frustrating is when a director or a studio head doesn't see me for the same part that they'll see, let's say, Drew Barrymore for."
taking the plunge
daily dos
thu 4/3/2008
Actress Eva Mendes talks about life after a brief stint in rehab.
holding heat
daily dos
wed 3/19/2008
Eva Mendes has signed a deal to promote Calvin Klein underwear. The 34-year-old actress is already the face of CK's fragrance campaign.
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