Camila Mendes and Rudy Mancuso announce engagement after surprise proposal

Camila Mendes and Rudy Mancuso are engaged after Mancuso proposed Oct. 24 at a surprise celebration in Los Angeles, a representative for Mendes confirmed. The proposal took place in front of close family and friends, and Mendes shared the news on Instagram Saturday, writing, "Engaged to my best friend."

People at the gathering initially believed they were attending a birthday party for Mendes's producing partner, according to a person familiar with the event, but the evening turned into an engagement celebration. Video shared online shows Mancuso announcing the engagement to photographers before kissing Mendes; later that night the couple attended a birthday party for actor Glen Powell at the Chateau Marmont. Mendes was seen showing a diamond ring described by attendees as a large stone set on a thin silver band.

Mendes, 31, and Mancuso, 33, met while working together on the 2024 feature Música, which Mancuso co-wrote and directed and in which Mendes co-starred and served as an executive producer. The two began dating in 2022 and publicly confirmed their relationship in February 2023. Their collaboration on Música, a semi-autobiographical musical set in a Brazilian American...