Eva Mendes praises Ryan Gosling for Cuban-inspired SNL sketch

Eva Mendes praises Ryan Gosling for Cuban-inspired SNL sketch (Ian West/PA)

Eva Mendes told partner Ryan Gosling that “years of hanging out with my Dad paid off” during his Saturday Night Live performance which saw him adopt a Cuban accent.

The sketch saw Barbie star Gosling play a character who had developed a Cuban accent after marrying a Cuban woman, while sporting a curly brown wig, tinted sunglasses, a yellow shirt and a chain.