Eva Mendes ‘Latina’ Magazine: Actress Talks Being Mom Boss, Losing Brother, Returning To Film

The ultra-private Eva Mendes has finally broken her silence since giving birth to her second daughter. Amada Lee, with boyfriend Ryan Gosling. The actress and Creative Director of CIRCA is the official cover star of “Latina” magazine's September issue, embracing Old Hollywood’s art of glamour . This is her first magazine cover and interview in a while, and we couldn’t be more excited to read what Eva’s gotta say. In her interview with the magazine, the Cuban-American actress opens up about her children, losing her older brother Carlos, to cancer, and her role as #MomBoss, taking charge with her brands – CIRCA Beauty and NY & Co.

The Hollywood A-Lister’s natural beauty radiates on the cover of Latina’s September 2016 issue, which hits newsstands and Nook Newsstand August 9, 2016. Here’s a sneak peek of what she revealed during her interview.

Eva on the inspiration behind her companies —“ These two companies really satisfy a certain part of me that I love to connect to. I love women. I have two sisters, my amazing mother, and girlfriends that have been friends since I was a kid. And we’re still super, super, super close. Whether it’s designing dresses or coming up with an affordable makeup line, those things are exciting because it takes me back to my youth and my love of my female support system that I come from. Also remembering not having much [growing up] allows me to achieve my goal of paying my mother’s bills. My goal is to continue paying her bills. That’s still something I care about.”

Eva on the loss of her brother — “ Losing my brother brought our family closer, and we were already close to begin with. So to just see everybody be there for one another and show up, I feel so lucky to have them. And then they were there for me when Amada was born. We had a funeral service for him and that same week I had the baby. So it was really, really intense and obviously beyond heartbreaking, but also kind of beautiful.”

Eva on her current hiatus from filming —“ I’m not sure, but it would definitely take something really special. I don’t like saying, ‘take me away,’ but essentially that’s what work does. I think it can be very, very healthy if it’s something that feels worthwhile. Right now I feel very fortunate to be home with my kids. I feel so lucky, and I’m just taking advantage of that.”