Eva Mendes came from the bottom and rose to the top. This Latina woman got her start in the "Miami" music video, by Will Smith. She has since starred in movies "Ghost Rider", "Knocked Up", "We Own The Night" and "Hitch". Eva Mendes was born in America, but her parents are Cuban. She is a sexy Latina and even though she is over 30, her career seems to be just getting underway. Eva Mendes has posed nude in Flaunt Magazine and refused offers from Playboy and Penthouse.