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Meet Eva Mendes’ brother Carlo Mendez, who plays Hector Estrada in Dexter: Original Sin – the hunky 46-year-old actor loves being an uncle and says his sister and Ryan Gosling are ‘amazing’ parents

Eva Mendes and her younger brother Carlo Mendez are both actors. Photos: @cmendez78/Instagram
Eva Mendes and her younger brother Carlo Mendez are both actors. Photos: @cmendez78/Instagram

Eva Mendes may already have hit the Hollywood big time and retired from acting to become a full time mum to her and Ryan Gosling’s kids, but her brother Carlo’s career is just now taking off

Eva Mendes may have retired from acting, but her brother Carlo Mendez’s career is thriving.

Actress Eva Mendes is a retired actress who has starred in films such as Hitch and 2 Fast 2 Furious. Photo: WireImage
Actress Eva Mendes is a retired actress who has starred in films such as Hitch and 2 Fast 2 Furious. Photo: WireImage
Although he has been in the industry for years, Carlo is back in the limelight for his latest role as Hector Estrada in the TV series, Dexter: Original Sin. “It’s tough, I’ve been at it for about 16, 17 years now and I still have a long way to go,” he said of his acting career to date in an interview with Fox5 New York on February 5. “It’s the journey, I have to enjoy the journey of it. Every step and everything I get makes me a better actor and it makes me even hungrier to get what I want.”
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Carlo Mendez is currently starring as a recurring character in Dexter: Original Sin. Photo: @cmendez78/Instagram
Carlo Mendez is currently starring as a recurring character in Dexter: Original Sin. Photo: @cmendez78/Instagram

When asked about his sister and what she’s been up to, he said that she’s “taking care of her family and kids and stuff like that”.

Despite having a famous sister, Mendez hasn’t always had it easy. “Of course it’s been a struggle, up and down, like it is for everybody when it comes to acting. You got your moments where you’re booked up – and then you don’t know where your next job is coming from,” he recently told the Boston Herald. “It’s a very tough industry. There’s a lot of competition. You just have to keep working hard.”

“In having a famous sibling, most people don’t know unless they happen to find out we have the same last name,” he added. He said that he doesn’t ask his sister for favours either. “We talk, but I don’t talk to her when it comes to the business. I’m not trying to ask for any favours,” he told the Herald. “I’m just trying to do as much as I can on my own and prove myself as much as I can.”

Carlo Mendez playing a firefighter for one of his acting roles. Photo: @cmendez78/Instagram
Carlo Mendez playing a firefighter for one of his acting roles. Photo: @cmendez78/Instagram

Here’s what we know about Eva Mendes’ lesser-known sibling who’s promptly making a name for himself in the entertainment world.

What is Carlo Mendez’s background?

Faye Bradley
Faye Bradley is a Hong Kong-based contributing online editor for Style by SCMP, where she covers topics in luxury, pop culture, celebrity, influencer, entertainment, travel, trending news, food and drinks, and lifestyle. As a freelance writer, her work has been featured in CNN Style, Business Insider, Michelin Guide, Travel + Leisure Asia, China Daily, Design Anthology, BurdaLuxury, Skyscanner, and Hong Kong Tourism Board. With a BA (Hons) in art and design from the University of Leeds, she is the co-founder of Paradigm Haus, a print publication that covers artists, creatives and entrepreneurs the world over, and the founder of CSP Times, a digital luxury lifestyle website. She is also an editor for luxury wellness travel publication Compare Retreats.