Born March 5, 1974, to Cuban émigrés, Mendes moved with her parents from Miami to Los Angeles at age 2. The story of her discovery is pure Hollywood: Mendes was attending Cal State Northridge when an agent spotted her photo in a neighbor's portfolio; she was subsequently cast in the straight-to-video Children of the Corn 5: Fields of Terror (1998).Determined to make the most of her good fortune, Mendes began to study acting and found work in music videos, commercials and films. A turn as Denzel Washington's girlfriend in Training Day (2001) provided Mendes with her breakthrough role, and full-fledged stardom arrived with her portrayal of a customs agent in 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003).
Mendes continues to demonstrate her range in films such as Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), Hitch (2005) and We Own the Night (2007).
Out of TimeMatt Lee Whitlock (Denzel Washington), chief of police in the small town of Banyan Key, Fla., is respected by his peers and loved by his community. But when Banyan Key is shocked by a double homicide, everything Whitlock thought he knew starts to unravel. It's a race against time to solve the... Read More
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New OrleansCorrupt Det. Terence McDonaugh (Nicolas Cage) -- whose bad habits include pain drugs, reckless sports gambling and accepting sexual bribes -- investigates the murder of five Senegalese illegal immigrants in New Orleans. Co-starring Val Kilmer as McDonaugh's partner, Xzibit as drug supplier Big Fade... Read More
HitchSmooth and sexy Alex "Hitch" Hitchens (Will Smith) is the master of seduction in this charming romantic comedy. His specialty? Helping clueless clients make a great first impression so they not only get to the second date, but make someone fall for them. When a gossip reporter (Eva Mendes) starts... Read More
Trust the ManThis intimate look at modern relationships follows the romantic lives of two siblings who are struggling with love: Rebecca is picking up the pieces of her crumbling marriage, while her brother is missing the spark he once had with his girlfriend. Read More
The Wendell Baker StoryLuke Wilson is both star and co-director of this feel-good flick about Wendell Baker, an ex-con from Texas who vows to redeem himself by helping a group of troubled retirees fight corruption at the Shady Grove Retirement Hotel. Read More
Girl in Progress (2012) | PG-13 | |
Last Night (2010) | R | |
The Other Guys (2010) | UR | |
R | ||
The Women (2008) | PG-13 | |
PG-13 | ||
Ghost Rider (2007) | UR | |
We Own the Night (2007) | R | |
Cleaner (2007) | R | |
Live! (2007) | R | |
Guilty Hearts (2006) | R | |
The Wendell Baker Story (2005) | PG-13 | |
Hitch (2005) | PG-13 | |
Trust the Man (2005) | R | |
Out of Time (2003) | PG-13 | |
PG-13 | ||
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) | R | |
Stuck on You (2003) | PG-13 | |
All About the Benjamins (2002) | R | |
Training Day (2001) | R | |
Exit Wounds (2001) | R | |
Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000) | R | |
My Brother the Pig (1999) | PG | |
R | ||
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