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The biographies are very enlightening because you realise, Oh my God, all these people I’ve admired - and tried to emulate even - when I was younger died tragically from substance abuse.

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Eva Mendes
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: March 5
Actor
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Miami
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Eva de la Caridad Mendez
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