Eva Mendes is a money-making mama! Before leaving her acting career behind to pursue other endeavors and raise her daughters, Esmeralda Amada, 9, and Amada Lee, 7, with Ryan Gosling, the Hitch alum, 50, was making a nice chunk of change from the hit movies she filmed in the early 2000s. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Mendes is currently valued at $20 million for her filmography, modeling and business ventures. The Miami-born star began her career in the 1990s, taking roles in movies like Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror and Urban Legends: Final Cut. She later moved on to bigger role…