Eva Mendes in Conversation with Eva Chen: Desi, Mami, and the Never-Ending Worries - The 92nd Street Y, New York
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Recanati-Kaplan Talks

Eva Mendes in Conversation with Eva Chen: Desi, Mami, and the Never-Ending Worries

Eva Mendes and Eva Chen
Desi, Mami, and the Never-Ending Worries book cover

Join acclaimed actress Eva Mendes on her extraordinary career, life after Hollywood, motherhood, and her debut picture book, Desi, Mami, and the Never-Ending Worries.

Eva Mendes (Training Day, 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Place Beyond the Pines) is an enduring Hollywood star and businesswoman. In raising her kids, she found inspiration for her debut book, Desi, Mami, and the Never-Ending Worries — a heartwarming and instructive story of a mother and daughter working together to put away the day’s worries and go to sleep. Hear her discuss the arc of her career, the joys and challenges of parenthood, and the personal stories that inspired the book.

English and Spanish copies of Desi, Mami, and the Never-Ending Worries will be available for purchase at the event.

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Eva Mendes

Eva Mendes began writing in kindergarten after a short career in scribbling. She pursued many endeavors at a young age, including hall monitor …

Eva Mendes

Eva Mendes began writing in kindergarten after a short career in scribbling. She pursued many endeavors at a young age, including hall monitor, student government (however short-lived), and at age fifteen she obtained her workers permit so that she could finally work at “like, most every shop” in the Glendale Galleria.

Her early acting credits include Fairy Godmother (third grade), one of the three kings in We Three Kings (fourth grade), and star dancer on the drill team.

She lived in Los Angeles for many years but has since left to concentrate on following one of her non-Hollywood dreams — raising her two children, Esmeralda and Amada, with partner Ryan Gosling. Oh, and from time to time she acts in some pretty cool movies with some pretty cool, creative people. She also runs different businesses and loves to make things more beautiful.

With Desi, Mami, and the Never-Ending Worries, Eva poses the very comforting concept that the big scary monster under the bed is just a monster in your head.

Eva Chen

Eva Chen is a first-generation Chinese-American who grew up in New York City …

Eva Chen

Eva Chen is a first-generation Chinese-American who grew up in New York City. She blames her deviation from pre-med at Johns Hopkins University on a love of fashion and beauty instilled in her by her mother, whose perfect bob and lipstick made a permanent imprint on her impressionable young mind. Previously the editor in chief of Lucky, Eva has also written for ELLE, Vogue, Teen Vogue,Vogue China, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal. She is currently the head of fashion partnerships at Instagram, where she is guilty of the occasional duck-face selfie. Eva lives in New York City with her husband and two children. She is the author of Juno Valentine and the Magical Shoes, A Is for Awesome, and Juno Valentine and the Fantastic Fashion Adventure.

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