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Eva Mendes is an American actress, model and businesswoman. She began acting in the late 1990s. After a series of roles in B movies such as Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998) and Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000), she made a career-changing appearance in Training Day (2001). Since then, Mendes has co-starred in films such as All About the Benjamins (2002), 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), Ghost Rider (2007), We Own the Night (2007), Stuck on You (2003), Hitch (2005), opposite Will Smith. and The Other Guys (2010). She has appeared in several music videos for artists like Will Smith. Mendes has been a model and ambassador for Cocio chocolate milk, Magnum ice cream, Calvin Klein, Cartier, Thierry Mugler perfume, Reebok, Campari apéritif, Pantene shampoo, Morgan, and Peek & Cloppenburg. She designs a fashion collection for New York & Company and is also the creative director of CIRCA Beauty, a makeup line sold at Walgreens.

Eva de la Caridad Méndez was born in Miami, Florida, to Cuban parents Eva Pérez Suárez and Juan Carlos Méndez, and was raised by her mother in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Silver Lake after her parents' divorce. Mendes grew up a Roman Catholic and at one time even considered becoming a Catholic nun. Her mother worked at Mann's Chinese Theatre and later for an aerospace company, and her father ran a meat distribution business. Mendes had one older brother, Juan Carlos Méndez, Jr. (1963-2016), who died from throat cancer. She has an older sister, Janet, and a younger paternal half-brother, Carlos Alberto "Carlo" Méndez. She attended Hoover High School in Glendale, and later studied marketing at California State University, Northridge, but left college to pursue acting under coach Ivana Chubbuck. Mendes began her acting career after a talent manager saw her photo in a friend's portfolio. Her first film appearance was in the direct-to-video Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998). Mendes was disappointed in her performance and she hired an acting coach. She then appeared in the films A Night at the Roxbury, My Brother the Pig, Urban Legends: Final Cut, and Exit Wounds. Mendes' breakthrough role came when she appeared in Antoine Fuqua's crime thriller Training Day (2001), playing the girlfriend of Denzel Washington's character. This then led to roles in All About the Benjamins (2002), 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) (which earned her a nomination at the Teen Choice Awards), Out of Time (2003), and Stuck on You (2003).

She was the female lead in the 2005 film Hitch, making her one of the first minority actors to play the lead in a hit romantic comedy. Mendes subsequently starred in The Wendell Baker Story (2005) with Owen Wilson, Luke Wilson and Will Ferrell, with Luke Wilson directing, as well as Guilty Hearts (2002), Trust the Man (2005), Ghost Rider (2007), We Own the Night (2007), Live! (2007), and Cleaner (2007). In 2008, she was nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress for her performance in the all-female comedy film The Women. Mendes then appeared in The Spirit, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, The Other Guys (2010), Last Night (2010), Fast Five (2011), and a spoof short film for Funny or Die. In 2012, Mendes visited Sierra Leone and was featured in the PBS documentary Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. In 2012, she starred in the crime drama film The Place Beyond the Pines, with Entertainment Weekly describing her performance as "quietly heartbreaking". The following year, she appeared in the HBO comedy film Clear History (2013). Mendes appeared in the Pet Shop Boys' music video for "Se a vida é (That's the Way Life Is)" in 1996, Aerosmith's music video for "Hole in My Soul" in 1997, and Will Smith's music video for "Miami" in 1998.

She also appeared in the music video for The Strokes' "The End Has No End" in 2004, and appeared nude in a print advertisement for Calvin Klein's Secret Obsession perfume, an ad which was banned in the United States. In December 2007, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) used a nude photo of Mendes for their anti-fur campaign. She also modeled in a Morgan campaign. Mendes was a spokesmodel for the 2008 Campari calendar. In July 2008, she was announced as the international face of Australia's 30 Days of Fashion & Beauty event. She made guest appearances in that country at the month-long festival in September. Mendes has been a spokesperson for Calvin Klein, Magnum, and the chocolate milk brand Cocio. She also promoted Thierry Mugler's Angel fragrance, Reebok shoes, and Pantene shampoo. In 2011, Mendes appeared in a Peek & Cloppenburg clothing catalog. Mendes has a line of bed linens and dinnerware that is sold at Macy's. In 2010, Mendes sang on "Pimps Don't Cry," a song featured in The Other Guys, and performed a duet with CeeLo Green on "Pimps Don't Cry." In 2011, she recorded a version of "The Windmills of Your Mind."

Along with acting, Eva is employed by Revlon Cosmetics as an international spokeswoman. She joins such elite actresses and models as Julianne Moore, Halle Berry and Cindy Crawford, who appear in Revlon's television and print ads. She is also a passionate supporter and active participant in Revlon's fight against breast cancer. Eva's goals are to improve her acting skills by working with such contemporary directors as Steven Soderbergh, Spike Jonze, Pedro Almodóvar, Robert Rodriguez, Carl Franklin, John Singleton, and Antoine Fuqua and learning from such renowned directors as Federico Fellini and Michelangelo Antonioni.

She was the creative director of the makeup brand CIRCA Beauty, which launched exclusively at Walgreens in 2015.

Eva has two children with her partner Ryan Gosling.

Gloria Estefan was born on 1 September 1957 in Havana, Cuba. She is a music artist and actress, known for Music of the Heart (1999), Poseidon (2006) and The Specialist (1994). She has been married to Emilio Estefan Jr. since 2 September 1978. They have two children.

Anabelle Acosta is an American film and television actress. She was born in Havana, Cuba to Cuban-American parents and has a younger brother named Jason Acosta. Anabelle is both a Meisner and Method trained actress. Her extensive training also includes dance and stage. She started her early acting and modeling career in New York City appearing in a series of national commercials and print ads. Her first big break into the acting world came in 2010 when after a long and arduous casting process across LA and NY Rob Burnett and Jon Beckerman finally discovered and cast Anabelle for the lead role of Kelly in their independent film "We Made This Movie".

Alexia Nepola was born on 3 May 1967 in Cuba. She has been married to Todd Nepola since 16 December 2021. She was previously married to Herman Echevarria and Pedro Rosello.

Christina Milian was born Christine Flores on September 26, 1981 in Jersey City, New Jersey & raised in Waldorf, Maryland. At the age of 19, Milian signed a contract with Def Jam. In 2001, Milian released her self-titled debut album, which featured the singles "AM to PM" and "When You Look at Me"; "AM to PM" charted within the Top 40 of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and both peaked in the top three on the UK Singles Chart. In 2004, Milian released her second studio album It's About Time, which provided her first major U.S. hit, "Dip It Low", which reached number five on the U.S. Billboard chart. "Whatever U Want" was released as the album's second single. Both singles charted within the Top 10 of the UK chart.

Vida Guerra was born on 19 March 1974 in Havana, Cuba. She is an actress, known for CHIPS (2017), Mercy for Angels (2015) and Scarface: The World Is Yours (2006).

Camila Banus was born on 22 July 1990 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), One Life to Live (1968) and Dexter (2006).

Isabel Fleitas is a Cuban-american actress known as Sissi Fleitas. Her mother was a recognize opera singer in her native Cuba. She grew up in the theater. Her first stage appearance was at the age of four. Her first tv show was at fifteen "Sabado Conmigo" Cubavisión. In 1998, already living in the United States, Univision, premiered their show "Sabado Gigante" which Sissi co-hosted. For more than eight years more than 100 million households admire her talent, beauty and versatility every Saturday, sharing the stage with Don Francisco.In the past years she has resided in Miami, Spain, Mexico and Los Angeles.She has hosted from late night shows, to cooking show, acted in theater, films and novelas and reality tv. In 2014 she was awarded as "Best Theater Actress " , Mexico. She was the cover of Playboy Mexico in October 2013. She was also recognize By People en Español as one of the 25 most beautiful Latinas in the world. October 2016 Sissi, goes on national American television starring "My Life is Telenovela" broadcasted in English for the US market through WE TV.

Aylín Mújica was born on 24 November 1974 in Habana, Cuba. She is an actress and producer, known for Sin Senos No Hay Paraíso (2008), Canción de amor (1996) and Los cómplices del infierno (1995).

Ivelin Giro was born and raised in Havana, Cuba, where she began studying theater and folk dance and later taught dance to children. Recently, she won two Emmys for her work as an executive producer on the documentary Mambochella.

Studying acting with renowned teacher Alejandro Lugo, Giro starred in the Cuba film La Novia para David and hosted the morning show Revista de la Mañana Cubana. After signing an exclusive contract with RAI (the national public broadcasting company of Italy) and with Fashion, a Milan-based agency, when worked with Givenchy and L'Oreal, and appeared on the covers of top fashion magazines including Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire, Maxim and others. Notably, Giro became Cuba's first Top Model.

In Miami, Giro studied at the New York Film Academy and continued her acting career, leading with roles in the plays Baño de Damas an I Take your Hand in Mine. She co-founded an experimental theater company, Obstáculo, and starred in several Telemundo series, including Decisiones and El Zorro, La Espada y la Rosa. Her film credits include Bad Boys II, Hey DJ, Category 4 and Tumbe.

Ivelin paused her acting career to raise her children. During that time, she continued expressing her creative talents through producing the music album I Love Mambo.

Now with her children all grown up, Giro moved to LA ready to continue her acting career.

Ivelin Giro is fluent in Spanish, English, Italian an Frech, and can imitate various regional accents including Mexican and Cuban.

Elika Crespo was born on 17 August 1976. She is an actress, known for The Mentalist (2008), Boyle Heights (2010) and Platinum Illusions (2011). She was previously married to Raul De Jesus Pedraza.

A tall, strikingly attractive blue-eyed natural blonde, Cameron Diaz was born in 1972 in San Diego, the daughter of a Cuban-American father and an Anglo-German mother. Self described as "adventurous, independent and a tough kid," Cameron left home at 16 and for the next 5 years lived in such varied locales as Japan, Australia, Mexico, Morocco, and Paris. Returning to California at the age of 21, she was working as a model when she auditioned for a big part in The Mask (1994). To her amazement and despite having no previous acting experience, she was cast as the female lead in the film opposite Jim Carrey. Over the next 3 years, she honed her acting skills in such low budget independent films as The Last Supper (1995); Feeling Minnesota (1996); and Head Above Water (1996). She returned to main stream films in My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), in which she held her own against veteran actress Julia Roberts. She earned full fledged star status in 1998 for her performance in the box office smash There's Something About Mary (1998). With her name near the top on virtually every list of Hollyood's sexiest actresses, and firmly established as one of filmdom's hottest properties and most sought after actresses, Cameron Diaz appears to possess everything necessary to become one of the super stars of the new century.

Actress and singer Annabella Avery "Bella" Thorne, known for Shake It Up (2010), The DUFF (2015), Blended (2014), and Midnight Sun (2018), was born in Pembroke Pines, Florida, to Tamara (Beckett) and Delancey Reinaldo "Rey" Thorne. She has three siblings, Remy Thorne, Dani Thorne and Kaili Thorne, all of whom have also acted. Her father was of Cuban and Italian descent. At six weeks old, Bella shot her first pictorial, for "Parents Magazine". She has continued to grace the covers of many national and international magazines and catalogs ever since.

Daisy Fuentes was born on 17 November 1966 in Havana, Cuba. She is an actress, known for Baywatch (1989), Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) and Loving (1983). She has been married to Richard Marx since 23 December 2015. She was previously married to Timothy Adams.

Mayra Verónica was born on 20 August 1977 in Havana, Cuba. She is an actress, known for Uncharitable (2023), Booty and the Beast and Just Dance 2019 (2018).

Camila was born on March 3, 1997 in Havana, Cuba. In 2012, she auditioned for the X-Factor and joined a girl group, Fifth Harmony, in which she was known as the lead singer. Cabello and her band-mates released one EP and two studio albums. Her departure from the group was announced in December 18th 2016. As a lead artist, Cabello released two hit singles with Shawn Mendes 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' and Machine Gun Kelly's 'Bad Things'. In 2017, Cabello prepared for the release of her debut solo album. Camila scored features with artists such as Cashmere Cat's 'Love Incredible' and Pitbull and J Balvin's 'Hey Ma' scoring the artists and Camila herself a Grammy nomination. While Cabello received these achievements she scored herself a Guess deal to become an official Guess girl and to be the face of their 2017 Fall campaign. Cabello was welcomed to join the Bruno Mars 24K Magic World Tour as an Opening act. She performed a total of 20 shows. Cabello release her hit single 'Havana' on August 3, 2017 as a gift to her fans. Due to the success of the single, Cabello then announced in an interview 'Havana' is the official first official single of her debut album scrapping her old song 'Crying In The Club', which was originally planned as the debut single. The hit 'Havana' scored #1 on Hot 100 Billboard, #1 In the UK Official charts and over 80 more #1's on iTunes. 'Havana" became #1 on the official worldwide charts thus making a name for her as a solo artist and giving Camila the record of holding the #1 spot the longest by a female artist in 2017. In just 11 months of a solo career, Camila had won a total of 18 awards, became a multi-platinum artist with over 50 certifications, sold over 17 million units and gained over 4 billion combined YouTube and Spotify streams all without an album out. Camila Cabello's debut album called 'Camila' was released January 12th 2018 racking up a score of 76 on metacritic and over 100 #1's. 'Camila' debuted at #1 on Billboard 200.

Ana de Armas was born in Cuba on April 30, 1988. At the age of 14 (2002) she began her studies at the National Theatre School of Havana, where she graduated after 4 years. At the age of 16 (2004) she made her first film, Virgin Rose (2006), directed by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón. A few titles came after until she moved to Spain, where she continued her film career, and started on TV. In 2014 she moved to Los Angeles. She has appeared in films such as War Dogs (2016), Hands of Stone (2016) and Blade Runner 2049 (2017).

Everlayn "Ever" Borges is a Cuban-born actress, dancer, and singer. She began her career as a principal dancer and soloist touring internationally with Julio Iglesias. Her motion picture debut was in the Michael Mann big-screen adaptation of the hit series "Miami Vice," where she played Miss Cuba. She has also appeared in various films and TV series, including "Matrimonio alle Bahamas," "Dostana," "Get Out," and "Going to California." Borges is known for her versatility as an actress, with a range that includes comedic sketches, thrillers, and dramas. She has also been featured in numerous music videos and TV commercials for well-known brands.

Everlayn's journey started in Matanzas, Cuba, near Varadero Beach. Her father, a popular musician, disappeared at sea while attempting to find freedom in the United States. Despite this loss, she inherited his talent and courage.

At the age of 9, Everlayn was chosen to attend the prestigious National School of the Arts in Havana, where she excelled in classical ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. At 17, she made her escape from Castro's Cuba while touring with an international dance troupe. Her journey took her from Juarez to Texas, across the Rio Grande, and finally to Miami. Everlayn recently completed her first book, "Siempre en el Límite" chronicling her harrowing flight to freedom. It is available on Amazon.

Everlayn is not only a triple threat in the entertainment industry but also an extreme sports athlete. Despite her humble beginnings, she has always aspired to reach for the stars.

In Miami, Everlayn has made a name for herself on stage, playing Maria and Virgen Caridad in the hit musical "Miami Libre" at the Adrienne Arsht Center. She has also starred in the improv comedy "Tony and Tina's Wedding" and received a FREC award for her performance as the manicurist Martika in the comedy "Combing Through Life's Tangles."

An entrepreneur as well as a performer, she is developing several projects as producer and CEO of her own production company, Buddha Belly Productions, LLC. She is currently working on her own reality TV series, "Ever On The Edge" and is focusing her talents to more significant topics like human trafficking, and racism with her recent appearance in the award-winning films "Sisters of Vengeance" and the "The Poison Garden."

She attended the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts and continues to study under Jay Goldenberg. Everlayn splits her time between Miami, New York, and Los Angeles.

Ilza Ponko was born in Havana, Cuba. She is an actress, known for For All Mankind (2019), La Piloto (2017) and Burn Notice (2007).

Blanquita Amaro was born on 30 June 1923 in San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba. She was an actress, known for Bésame mucho (1945), Embrujo antillano (1946) and Buenos Aires a la vista (1950). She died on 15 March 2007 in Miami, Florida, USA.

Yeni Alvarez is a Cuban American actress, voiceover artist and writer. She is best known for her role as Anita in the Spanish sitcom "Los Beltran". She is also one of the "divas" behind the blog TravelingDiva.com and a self-described "bon vivant".

Career In 1999 Alvarez was cast in "Los Beltran" and starred as Anita until the show's cancellation in 2001. Since then she has been primarily involved in voiceover work. She voiced the artist Carmela on Disney's Handy Manny and Aquamaria in the Static Shock episode "Wet and Wild", as well as featured voice roles on Glenn Martin DDS and the Guardians of Luna TV series and in video games such as Freedom: First Resistance and Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico. She has also made on-screen appearances in Resurrection Blvd., Line of Fire, Judging Amy, Without a Trace and Criminal Minds.

In 2008 Alvarez started TravelingDiva.com, a blog that focuses on travel, Latin culture and Los Angeles nightlife that is also part of Alvarez Media, a literary and artist public relations firm that she owns.

Personal Life Alvarez was born in Cuba, but left with her family to Miami, FL, via Panama, when she was ten. She studied at the Young Actors Workshop and Marymount Manhattan College before receiving her BFA in Fine Arts from Florida International University in 1995.

She is a fan of salsa singer Celia Cruz and got to meet her when Cruz was headlining a Cuban Festival in LA at which Alvarez emceed. When they met she asked Cruz for her autograph; Cruz smiled and said "Ay, mira quien es! La chiquita de "Los Beltran." ("Oh, look who it is! The girl from 'Los Beltran'!") Her manager later told Alvarez that she never missed an episode of "Los Beltran", and when she was on tour Cruz would have him record the show.

She is fluent in English and Spanish.

She is trained in karate and enjoys traveling, citing Paris, Prague,and New Orleans as memorable places.

Awards and Recognition Los Beltran received the 2001 Imagen Foundation Award for Best Comedy Series and the 2001 ALMA Award from the National Council of La Raza for Best Spanish Language Comedy Series. It was nominated for two GLAAD Media Awards, the first Spanish-language program so honored by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.

Laura Ramos was born on 30 June 1978 in Havana, Cuba. She is an actress, known for Wrong Side of the Tracks (2021), Operación Fangio (1999) and Las profecías de Amanda (1999).

Cuban-born television hostess Lili Estefan got her big break as one of the main hostesses of the long-running Spanish-language variety show Sábado gigante (1986). After 12 years of hosting that show, she left to co-host a celebrity-gossip show, El gordo y la flaca (1998) for the same network, Univisión, in 1998. She is a major presenter for special events such as beauty pageants and the annual Calle Ocho music festival held in Miami, Florida.

Danay Garcia is an actress, writer and producer. She is currently a series regular in the AMC hit television show "Fear the Walking Dead" and recently costarred in two feature films. Garcia has been working steadily in film and television since arriving in the United States from Cuba in 2003.

Television audiences first got to know Garcia as a co-star of the popular Fox series "Prison Break," which ran for four seasons beginning in 2006. Garcia played the lead role of Sofia Lugo during the final two seasons and achieved instant fame, appearing in hundreds of magazines around the world. Garcia has also appeared in episodes of "Hawaii Five-0," "Supernatural," "CSI: Miami" and "CSI: New York."

In AMC's "Fear the Walking Dead," currently one of the highest rated series on cable, Garcia stars as "Luciana," the fearless yet compassionate leader who shows unwavering courage in the dangerous post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies and humans who will do anything to survive.

Garcia recently wrote, directed and produced "La Cura," a short film about a small town in Mexico feeling the effects of an unknown disease that forces the local pastor to make an ethical decision that will impact the lives of everyone in his village.

Other film credits include "Avenge the Crows" (2017), an independent thriller which Garcia also produced costarring Lou Diamond Phillips, Steven Bauer, Emilio Rivera and Danny Trejo; "Sniper: Ultimate Kill" (2017), an action film produced by Sony and Mandalay Pictures; "Liz in September" (2014), by acclaimed director Fina Torres; "Eternal Ashes" (2011), which opened to critical acclaim at the Montreal Film Festival; "Rehab" (2011); "Peep World" (2010); "From Mexico With Love" (2009); and "Danika" (2006), a psychological thriller co-starring Marisa Tomei.

A highly sought-after model, Garcia has been featured in print ads for brands including Mercedes-Benz and Macy's, and has appeared in countless U.S. and international fashion magazines. Garcia is also classically trained in ballet.

Hannia Guillen is a stage, TV and film actress. She began her acting career in Miami, Florida. Some of her TV credits include: Burn Notice, Passions and The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. She has performed in some of the most renown theaters including: MCcarter Theater, Asolo Repertory among others. Hannia is the founder of Farashazul Productions.