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.

This “tough girl” image portrayed in other movies should shine once again. Hopefully, she has turned the corner for a cleaner ride in the limelight.

The movie industry has been good to her as she continuously gained popularity and was asked to do the blockbuster movie, “2 Fast 2 Furious and the comedy film “All about the Benjamins” as well as in the recent release comedy film “Stuck on You” with actors Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear.

This American actress was raised in Los Angeles and started her acting career back in college. She decided to drop out from a Marketing course in a California University to seek greener pasture and fulfill her dream of becoming an actress. She came from a broken family and gave all the credit to her mom whom she was named after. She stated that everything did well in her life all because of her mother. She studied with an acting trainer Ivana Chubbuck and that’s where it all started for this beautiful lady. Among the other films which made Eva Mendes the star she is today is her debut horror movie “Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror”. She also proved that serious acting was not only her craft as she also got the female lead in the comedy film “Hitch” together with no less than Will Smith.

Aside from being an actress, Eva Medes also appeared in commercials and music videos. She managed to have a spot in Will Smith’s video “Miami”, the music video “That’s The Way Life Is” and in “Hole in my Soul” by Aerosmith.

Her popularity also gave her the opportunity to be a sought after endorser of the famous line of Revlon products. She is an active supporter of Revlon’s Campaign against Breast Cancer. Endowed with a beautiful body, Eva Mendes was even offered to pose for playboy magazine but opted to turn down the offer. She then gave Flaunt magazine the rights to take pictures of her showing her behind. She believed so much in the magazine, that’s why she immediately agreed on when it was offered to her. Maxim, another men’s magazine ranked Eva Mendes the 7th hottest woman out of 100 women.

In 2007, Eva Mendes posed nude for PETA. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are known for their campaign against violent treatments to animals. Mendes carried on the tagline “Fur? I’d rather go naked” which completely disagreeing and opposing those who manufactured and used fur as clothing.

Mendez was apparently been working hard and strive her way up to the entertainment industry for years and decided to address personal problems and concerns which she viewed consulting professional was gleaned necessary. Reports don’t have enough details to explain as they were all respecting the much needed privacy by the Cuban-American actress.

Celebrity rehabilitation has emerged in years which are not a joke after all. Actresses like Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan and a lot more has hit the headlines of tabloids and even world news concerning their therapy and their mere entrance in recovery centers.

These conditions are considered risky, beyond a person’s control and do not count in Hollywood reality shows. This is a serious matter that needed to be addressed in the proper prospective. The entertainment Industries Council Incorporated has made a primary principle of not being judgmental of celebrities like Eva Mendes. For those people who enjoy formulating assumptions and making destructive intrigues should also bear in mind that these celebrities are struggling for an emotional or physical battle and therefore should be understood.

Eva Mendes might be struggling to some abuse problems she wasn’t capable of controlling and so checking in to the Cirque Lodge might be her last resort. Although the press has respected Eva’s privacy still people can’t help but ask what has really befall of the beautiful actress.

Celebrities have made their lives available to the public whether they viewed this as an advantage or not. Suffering from this kind of major battle is something unbearable and the scrutiny of people is perhaps a double-edged sword to take. It might be the time for moviegoers and followers to give back the respect and understanding they needed, especially in times like this. Going to a rehabilitation center or seeking professional counseling due to mental problems should always be treated and gleaned as personal and private matters, free from any forms of public scrutiny and judgment. Supporting them might be the best way to help.

So the next time you see the life of Eva Mendes and other famous celebrities like Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, Mel Gibson, Kirsten Dunst, Pat O’Brien, Marc Jacobs, and many more, don’t look at them with disgraced instead be grateful for not having to deal with what they’re into and most importantly respect these people as they were like any other person who just needed to be treated and get their life back. The public attention should be in the manner of helping out in the recovery of their favorite stars. A person must stop any form of mockery and should start understanding.

Eva Mendes might have done something in her life that triggers to her being in the Cirque Lodge but it doesn’t give any person the license to scrutinize of what this woman and the others were going through.

Eva Mendes was no exception to the rule. Eva was rumored to having an affair with her co-star Joaquin Phoenix in the movie “We Own the Night”, Phoenix is also the star in the “Walk the Line” Film. They were apparently seen together after work. Given this issue, Eva Mendes just laughed it all off saying that is but normal for people to eat together in a New York City restaurant after a hard day of work. She exclaimed that that’s what every woman should do and reiterated that she is all grown up. Onlookers reported that Joaquin Phoenix and Eva Mendes looked good together as they were holding hands and dancing together at a Club. However, the actress denied and said they were just friends. Eva is into a long term relationship with her beau and so she immediately slammed down the humors linking her to Joaquin Phoenix.

Along with her other modeling stint, Eva was also recognized as the 4th most desirable women out of 99 in Askmen.com’s latest issue. Nevertheless, given all the title that she has for strutting and having a beautiful body, Eva has still remained her Catholic morals and values intact. It was reported that she had a little anxiety in shooting a love scene in the movie “We Own the Night” and admitted that she had to take some alcohol in order to get through the scene. Funny as it may seem but that was how Eva reacted to that particular scene in the movie.

Eva Mendes used to dream of becoming a nun and coming from a devout Catholic family made her closely aware of her values. This would somehow explain the reactions that she had when they shoot the film. And so, even if she’s so much comfortable showing off her body in photo shoots wearing bikinis, this particular scene has left her a bit worried as she was not use to baring all especially on screen. She laughed at saying she had to take cocktails of vodka and orange juice just to appease her from doing what the director asked her to do. She also admitted that this was her first love scene; her first with rumored boyfriend, Joaquin Phoenix.

She also added that she is very professional when it comes to work and did all her best for every movie she ventured in however, this particular scene made her break her rule as she needed a bit of alcohol to give her the confidence she needed to shoot the steamy love scene with Phoenix.

Eva Mendes has gone a long way from the college girl who tried her luck in the movie industry to the most in demand star of her generation. She has proven her craft both in modeling and acting.