In Latina's September issue (on newsstands Aug. 9) actress Eva Mendes speaks out for the first time about the death of her brother, Carlos Mendes, and the birth of her daughter, Amada Goslin. Eva credits her family with getting her through it. "Losing my brother brought our family closer, and we were already close to begin with," she says of Carlos, who lost his battle with cancer at age 53 on Apr. 17. Daughter Amada was born 12 days after Carlos' passing.