Eva Mendes Just Opened Up About Raising Her Kids With Ryan Gosling—and the Role of Cuban Culture in Their Family

For a celebrity couple, Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling tend to keep things pretty secretive when it comes to their family life. Although Gosling was very open about thanking Mendes for her love and support during his 2017 Golden Globes acceptance speech, Mendes responded to her partner's thanks in a much more subtle way. There's not much we know about the inner workings of their relationship, but Mendes recently opened up in a rare interview about Gosling and her daughters.

During an interview with People Chica, Mendes discussed how her family celebrates its Cuban heritage.

"Esmeralda mostly speaks Spanglish right now. It’s really cute," Mendes said about her oldest daughter. "She’s definitely bilingual, and it’s really important for us to make sure that she’s not only just familiar with the language, but also with the culture."

Mendes depends on her parents to help her daughters, 3-year-old Esmeralda and 1-year-old Amada, learn about their background. "My mom, who lives 15 minutes away, makes it is easy because she speaks to the girls in Spanish and cooks them Cuban food. And we’re always listening to Cuban music. It really is a big part of our way of life. I wouldn’t have it any other way," she explained.

The girls also learn Spanish from Mendes' father. "My dad, who has been here for 45 years and still doesn’t speak English, is a real asset," she said. "It’s so cool because now that I’m trying to make sure that my girls speak Spanish, it’s like, ‘OK, Dad, take them,’ because I know that all they’re going to speak with him is Spanish."

She also discussed her new collection and plus-size extension for New York & Co, which goes from size XS to 3X. "Creating clothes available to women of a variety of body types is really important to me," Mendes said.

She later continued: "Being Cuban and being raised in a very typical Cuban household influences everything I do. My mom and two sisters — us 4 girls — all have completely different body types, and I love that about Latin culture. Under this beautiful umbrella of being Latin, are many shapes, colors, and sizes. I grew up with everyone looking so incredibly different from one another. It’s part of my heritage and culture to embrace all different kinds of body types."

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