How Did Ryan Gosling Master Spanish For Eva Mendes

The Place Beyond the Pines became more than just a film for Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes, it’s where their real life love story began. They met while filming in 2011 and began dating shortly afterward. Eva Mendes’s audition for Romina was anything but traditional. Director Derek Cianfrance asked her to drive him around Los Angeles and show him the places where she grew up. After their conversation, he offered her the role. Mendes arrived without makeup, wearing a baggy T-shirt, hoop earrings and