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Eva Mendes, the up and coming star who rocked the silverscreen with huge stars including Will Smith in Hitch, Nicholas Cage in Ghostrider and her role with Denzel Washington in Training Day, catapulted her big time in the Hollywood industry. This lovely actress is proud of her Cuban-American heritage, and she dreams big on entering her dream roles and lately, she has been successful in her endeavors. This sultry actress has been getting a lot projects and has been credited for her amazing acting talent coupled with her good looks.
However, there is a news lately that Eva Mendez has been caught up in a rehab. News says that the talented actress has been involved in a substance abuse problem and she checked in recently in the Cirque Lodge in Utah. The facility dwells in the treatment of people who are involved into some substance abuse problems, and it is the same facility that former teen actress Lindsey Lohan checked in. Lindsey Lohan has also been reported to suffer from drug abuse problems and has been treated in the same facility that Eva Mendes is in now. The substance that the Cuban-American superstar had taken was not publicly reported.
According to her representative, Eva Mendes needs to take the time off and cater to some personal issues. The personal issues, as her representative said, are not critical, but it would help if the fans and the other professionals in the industry would provide her with the privacy that she needs. After a few weeks of stay in Utah’s Cirque Lodge, the Hollywood star has reportedly left the facility to attend to some personal business in Los Angeles. News has it that she will go back to the Cirque Lodge to complete her treatment after a few weeks.
Despite the trials which were given to the life of the actress, Eva Mendes still shines as she comes up with several projects which will eventually bring her back into the limelight that she has always deserved. She will be seen in several movies this year and even in 2009. Eva Mendes is set to appear in a remake of a 1939 comedy The Women along with Meg Ryan and Annette Benning, among others. And in 2009, the talented actress will also star several movies, including the thriller movie, The Spirit. For this project, the actress will have an opportunity to work with Frank Miller, who is the brainchild behind Sin City and 300, which are both conceptualized from his original graphic novels.
Another thing to look forward to about Eva Mendes is that she will grace the Calvin Klein advertisements as she would be the new face of their fragrances. The ad is reportedly to be launched sometime this fall. Before that, the actress has also been a spokesperson for Revlon, which is another product known all over the world.
Eva Mendes will continue to woo us with her charm and acting wits, showing that she is more than a pretty face.