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Eva Mendes Says Ryan Gosling's 'Cuban Papi' SNL Sketch Was Inspired by Hanging Out with Her Dad: 'Finally Paid Off'

Eva Mendes told Jimmy Fallon how Ryan Gosling's 'Cuban Papi' 'Saturday Night Live' sketch was inspired by her dad.

And @kenanthompson always crushing," she added, referencing SNL cast members Marcello Hernández and Kenan Thompson who also appear in the sketch. Kenan Thompson, Ryan Gosling and Marcello Hernández in the 'Can't Tonight' 'SNL' sketch. At one point, Thompson tells the server that Gosling — who speaks with a Latino accent throughout — "is from Tennessee, but ever since he married a Cuban woman, he different."

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