Eva Mendes Shares Christmas Throwback Photo: 'Little Me in the '80s'

Mar. 15, 2025

Eva Mendes shares a throwback Christmas photo.Photo:Eva Mendes/Instagram; Tim Hunter / Newspix via Getty

Eva Mendes/Instagram; Tim Hunter / Newspix via Getty

Eva Mendesis sharing a Christmas throwback!On Tuesday, the actress, 49, shared a photo of her younger self standing in front of a Christmas tree and a doll house during the ’80s.“Little me in the 80’s at Christmas. We were paycheck to paycheck — at best — but my Mami always went all out for me on Xmas morning,” Mendes wrote in her caption. “My older siblings were also part of the magic. Since they were way beyond their Santa years then, when I look back now, I realize how they all did their part in making it magical for me. I’m so grateful.”In the photo, little Mendes showed off a bright smile as she craddled a plastic doll while wearing a red jumpsuit over a white blouse.The star’s caption also mentioned her late elder brother Carlos Mendez whodied of cancer in April 2016at the age of 53.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“I miss my brother,” Mendes wrote. “The last Christmas I had with him was a few years ago when he did something only a big brother could do. I’ll leave that sweet story for another post. Anyway, I saw this pic this morning and felt like sharing.”Mendes’ sweet throwback post comes just one month after she celebrated her motherEva Pere Suarez’s 82nd birthdayin November.Eva Mendes at Create & Cultivate Los Angeles on February 22, 2020.Phillip Faraone/Getty“Mami is 82!” the star’sInstagram captionread. In the first photo, Mendes posed with her mother while wearing a black t-shirt and a cat nose and whiskers drawn on her face. Her mother was also dressed in a striped blazer and sported black sunglasses in the second snap.“Mami Lioness and her Cub,” Mendes added in her caption, “Te amo Mami. Eres mi Reina,” which is Spanish for “ I love you Mommy, you are my Queen.”Mendes is the mother todaughtersEsmeralda Amada, 9, and Amada Lee, 7, who she shares with her husbandRyan Gosling, 43.

Eva Mendesis sharing a Christmas throwback!

On Tuesday, the actress, 49, shared a photo of her younger self standing in front of a Christmas tree and a doll house during the ’80s.

“Little me in the 80’s at Christmas. We were paycheck to paycheck — at best — but my Mami always went all out for me on Xmas morning,” Mendes wrote in her caption. “My older siblings were also part of the magic. Since they were way beyond their Santa years then, when I look back now, I realize how they all did their part in making it magical for me. I’m so grateful.”

In the photo, little Mendes showed off a bright smile as she craddled a plastic doll while wearing a red jumpsuit over a white blouse.

The star’s caption also mentioned her late elder brother Carlos Mendez whodied of cancer in April 2016at the age of 53.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

“I miss my brother,” Mendes wrote. “The last Christmas I had with him was a few years ago when he did something only a big brother could do. I’ll leave that sweet story for another post. Anyway, I saw this pic this morning and felt like sharing.”

Mendes’ sweet throwback post comes just one month after she celebrated her motherEva Pere Suarez’s 82nd birthdayin November.

Eva Mendes at Create & Cultivate Los Angeles on February 22, 2020.Phillip Faraone/Getty

Phillip Faraone/Getty

“Mami is 82!” the star’sInstagram captionread. In the first photo, Mendes posed with her mother while wearing a black t-shirt and a cat nose and whiskers drawn on her face. Her mother was also dressed in a striped blazer and sported black sunglasses in the second snap.

“Mami Lioness and her Cub,” Mendes added in her caption, “Te amo Mami. Eres mi Reina,” which is Spanish for “ I love you Mommy, you are my Queen.”

Mendes is the mother todaughtersEsmeralda Amada, 9, and Amada Lee, 7, who she shares with her husbandRyan Gosling, 43.

source: people.com