Mendes Starring Opposite Larry David in the HBO Original Movie “Clear History”

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

The anticipation is building for Eva Mendes’ latest project…

The 39-year-old Cuban-American actress is starring opposite Larry David in the HBO original movie Clear History.

In the comedy, which just saw its first trailer released, David portrays a heavily bearded marketing executive at a carmaker.

An argument with his boss leaves him unemployes, so he sells his shares in the company, just before its worth soars into the billions. A decade later, with a new identity and minus numerous hair follicles, he gets the chance to get even.

David co-wrote the film, which also stars Bill Hader, Curb and Seinfeld veteran Philip Baker Hall, Jon Hamm, Kate Hudson, Michael Keaton, Danny McBride, Amy Ryan and David’s Curb foil J.B. Smoove.

Clear History is set to premiere on HBO on August 10.

Ryan Gosling Casts Mendes in His Directorial Debut Film

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

Ryan Gosling is planning to put his girlfriend Eva Mendes to work…

Gosling, who is preparing to make his directorial debut, has reportedly cast the 38-year-old Cuban-American actress as one of his leading ladies in How to Catch a Monster.

Gosling has picked Rob Zabrecky as Mendes’ co-star. The two join previously announced cast members Christina Hendricks and Ben Mendelsohn.

Gosling’s film weaves fantasy noir elements with suspense in what’s being called a modern day fairytale. Set against the surreal dreamscape of a vanishing city, the story follows a single mother of two named Billy. She’s swept into a macabre and dark fantasy underworld while her teenage son discovers a secret road leading to an underwater town. Both Billy and her son must dive deep into the mystery, if their family is to survive.

Mendes will reportedly play Cat, a prominent figure of the Big Bad Wolf Club. Zabrecky will play a cab driver.

Filming on How to Catch a Monster is set to begin filming this May.

Mendes and Gosling previously worked together on screen in The Place Beyond the Pines, which will open in theaters on March 29.

Bündchen Named One of the Hottest Women of 2013

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

She may have just given birth to her second child last month, but Gisele Bündchen is still being hailed as one of the hottest women of 2013…

Men’s Health has named the 32-year-old Brazilian supermodel as of the hottest women of the year. Bündchen, who comes in at No. 9, is the only Latina to make the Top 10.

“She’s like a fashion model blitzkrieg; unstoppable, and easily destroying the competition. She’s been so busy that she purportedly turned down 20 million dollars to be the spokeswoman for Clonaid, the human cloning company. Which, on the one hand, was probably a smart business decision,” says the magazine “(The Guinness Book of Records credits her as ‘the world’s richest supermodel,’ so she doesn’t need the money.) But still, can you imagine if Clonaid was able to use their cloning technology to build an army of Bündchens? There could be a Bündchen in every home! Okay, probably not realistic, but we can dream, can’t we?”

Other Latinas who’ve made the list include Jessica Alba, Adriana Lima and Sofia Vergara. Katy Perry topped the list, beating out Esquire‘s Sexiest Woman Alive Mila Kunis, AskMen‘s Most Desirable Woman Jennifer Lawrence, and Maxim‘s hottest woman Bar Refaeli.

Here’s a look at the Latinas on Men’s Health’s “The Hottest Women of 2013” list:

16. Jessica Alba
20. Adriana Lima
21. Sofia Vergara
22. Zoe Saldana
29. Penelope Cruz
31. Eva Mendes
33. Salma Hayek
45. Alessandra Ambrosio
65. Cote de Pablo
67. Shakira
71. Morena Baccarin
72. Jennifer Lopez
78. Demi Lovato
96. Jordana Brewster

“Searching for Sugar Man” Lauded by Vancouver Film Critics Circle

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Tom Castaneda

Rodriguez isn’t just a hit in South Africa and the United States…

The 70-year-old Mexican American singer, or at least the film about him, has been heralded by one film critics group in Canada.

The Vancouver Film Critics Circle has just announced the nominees for its 13th annual awards; and the group has nominated Searching for Sugar Man for Best Documentary.

The critically acclaimed film, directed by Malik Bendjelloul, will face off against Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry and How to Survive a Plague.

Meanwhile, the French fantasy drama film Holy Motors, starring Eva Mendes, was nominated in the Best Foreign Film category, along with Amour and The Intouchables.

The Vancouver Film Critics Circle awards ceremony will be held on January 7, 2013.

Mendes’ “The Place Beyond the Pines” Trailer Released…

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Tom Castaneda

Eva Mendes is heading to the place beyond the pines with Ryan Gosling this spring…

Focus Features has released the trailer for The Place Beyond the Pines, which stars the 38-year-old Cuban-American actress as Gosling’s baby mama.

Directed by Derek Cianfrance, the indie film tells the story of how the crimes of one generation trickle down to the next. Gosling plays a pro motorcycle rider-turned bank-robber, while Bradley Cooper plays the police offer determined to catch him.

It’s also the film where love apparently blossomed off-screen for Mendes and Gosling, who have been dating since September 2011.

The film had critics floored at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival and even generated some comparisons to the generational crime drama, The Godfather.

The Place Beyond the Pines is slated to open in limited release on March 29.

Lozada Strips Down for Peta’s Anti-Fur Campaign

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Tom Castaneda

This holiday season, Evelyn Lozada is lending her voice and her body for a good cause…

The 37-year-old Puerto Rican Basketball Wives star has stripped down to her birthday suit for PETA‘s latest “I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” campaign.

Lozada’s cheeky new winter-themed anti-fur ad, shot by celebrity photographer Drexina Nelson, features the reality television star laying on her stomach with her bare legs dangling in the air and covered with faux snow.

“I’m an animal lover,” she says in a new promo spot for the campaign. “I’m definitely one of those people who wore fur years ago. I was looking online and I saw how these animals are tortured…You don’t really realize the hurt and the pain that they go through.”

In the PETA ad, Lozada shows the world that a woman doesn’t need to wear fur to be glamorous or beautiful.

She’s the latest in a long line of celebrities who’d “Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur,” including Eva Mendes, Khloe Kardashian, Christy Turlington, Wendy Williams, Joanna Krupa and Bethenny Frankel.

Mendes’ French Fantasy Film “Holy Motors” Opens in NYC

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Tom Castaneda

Eva Mendes’ latest film is being hailed “a lunatic odyssey” and “completely bonkers” by film critics…

The 38-year-old Cuban American actress stars in writer-director Leos Carax’s French fantasy drama Holy Motors, which opened this week in New York City.

Starring Denis Lavant, the film centers on a strange man who is chauffeured around in a white stretch limo as he travels between multiple parallel lives.

Along with Lavant and Mendes, who plays Kay M., the film stars Edith Scob and Kylie Minogue.

The film competed for the Palme d’Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.

Mendes Appearing in PBS’ “Half the Sky” Women’s Issues Series

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Tom Castaneda

Eva Mendes is hoping her recent visit to Sierra Leone will help shine a spotlight on the serious issues affecting girls and women across the globe.

The 38-year-old Cuban-American actress’ trip to the West African nation is all part of a special PBS series based on the best-selling book by the husband-wife team of Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide.

The new series introduces Mendes and other celebrities, including America Ferrera, Diane Lane, Meg Ryan, Gabrielle Union and Olivia Wilde to women and girls living under harsh circumstances, ranging from maternal death to prostitution.

Mendes, who will be starring in HBO’s Clear History with Larry David, kicks off the four-hour series – airing October 1 and 2 at 9:00 pm ET on PBS – with her visit to Sierra Leone, where she meets with activist Amie Kandeh, a survivor of gender-based violence working with the International Rescue Committee to help other survivors toward safe, productive futures.

“I knew I was in for a life-changing experience,” Mendes says of participating in the project. “This experience has profoundly affected me. I was so shocked and saddened to learn the extent of gender-based violence taking place in Sierra Leone every day and that trip has made me want to be a part of the solution.”

Mendes to Star in Larry David’s HBO Original “Clear History”

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Tom Castaneda

It looks like Eva Mendes and comedian Larry David will soon have a clear history together…

The 38-year-old Cuban American actress has joined the all-star cast of HBO‘s newly titled Clear History, an original movie co-written and top-lined by David and co-starring Kate Hudson, Jon Hamm and Danny McBride.

Directed by Greg Mottola, the movie centers on Nathan Flomm (David), a former marketing executive at a start-up electric car company who, after losing a fortune due to a petty argument with his boss, is publicly humiliated for walking away from his 10 percent of a company now worth billions. Ten years later, his marriage over and reputation ruined, Nathan has changed his identity and lives a simple life on a small island off the coast of Massachusetts under the new name of Rolly DaVore. But when his former boss (Hamm) shows up to renovate his summer mansion, Nathan vows to seek his revenge and drive his nemesis off the island.

Mendes, who was recently named on of the most dangerous celebrities on the web, is set to portray an islander who takes an off-handed suggestion from David’s character a bit too seriously, causing him no end of trouble.

Clear History will start shooting in Massachusetts in the fall.

No word yet on an expected premiere date.

Mendes Named to List of Most Dangerous Celebrities on the Web

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Tom Castaneda

She’s one of the hottest Latina celebrities on the planet… But Eva Mendes is apparently one of the most dangerous starlets as well.

The 38-year-old Cuban-American has been named to McAfee‘s annual list of Most Dangerous Celebrities in Cyberspace. Mendes makes the list for the first time, coming in at No. 3.

Searching for the latest Mendes pictures and downloads yields a greater chance of landing on a website that has tested positive for online threats like spyware, adware, spam, phishing, viruses and other malware, according to the Internet security firm.

But Mendes wasn’t the only Hispanic celebrity to make the watch list. In all, six Latinas ranked in the Top 10.

Here’s a look at the other Latina celebrities making the list:

No. 4 Selena Gomez
No. 7 Shakira
No. 8 Cameron Diaz
No. 9 Salma Hayek
No. 10 Sofia Vergara

Diaz, who ranked as 2010’s most dangerous celebrity, dropped six spots from last year’s position.

Harry Potter actress Emma Watson topped the annual list, replacing last year’s No. 1 Heidi Klum on the yearly list released by McAfee.

Hispanically Yours

Celebrating the Latino Influence

Tag Archives: Eva Mendes