Eva Mendes might not have accompanied Ryan Gosling to his recent “Saturday Night Live” hosting gig but the actress still had nothing but great things to say about the “La La Land” star’s performance.
Gosling hosted the sketch show for the third time on Saturday and seemingly gave a nod to his leading lady, who is of Cuban descent, by doing a skit revolving around a man who developed a Latino accent after marrying a Cuban woman.
The sketch opened with Gosling sitting around a table alongside cast members Marcello Hernández and Kenan Thompson, who played characters from Cuba and the Dominican Republic, respectively.
When a waiter asked where they were from, Thompson pointed at Gosling and said he was “from Tennessee, but ever since he married a Cuban woman, he different.”
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“A Cuban wife can change you,” Gosling joked, calling himself a “Cuban papi.”
As Hernández and Gosling tried to convince Thompson to go out to a club with them, the former even name-dropped Mendes, causing the Oscar nominee to crack a smile.
“Tonight is gonna be crazy, man. Many celebrities gonna be there, man,” the funnyman, 26, said. “There’s gonna be Eva Mendes, Margot Robbie is gonna be there, the original dog from ‘Beethoven’ gonna be there.”
The funny skit was a hit with the audience and Mendes, who gave it her stamp of approval on Instagram Tuesday.
“Coño! My Cuban Papi made this Cuban Mami so happy with this!!” she captioned the video. “Years of hanging out with my Dad paid off.”
Mendes also thanked Hernández for seemingly conceptualizing the skit — and giving her a shoutout.
“Gracias to the super talented @marcellohdz for this skit. The way you say ‘Eva Mendes’
