Ryan Gosling might be “just Ken” in the forthcoming Barbie movie, but he’s so much more than that to longtime love Eva Mendes.

As the movie’s premiere date looms closer, she took to social media to hype up “Mi Hombre. My Vida” [My man. My life] in a series of heartfelt posts.

In the process, she referenced a quote from director Greta Gerwig about Ryan‘s performance in Barbie.

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In a series of posts on Instagram, Eva reveled in Greta‘s description of Ryan in the movie.

“It’s some combination of MARLON BRANDO meets GENE WILDER meets JOHN BARRYMORE meets JOHN TRAVOLTA,” she said in an interview. Eva very clearly agrees!

“One of my favorite things the insanely talented & beautiful GRETA GERWIG says in @rollingstone about Mi Hombre, Mi Vida, Mi Amor …RG💗,” Eva gushed in the caption that accompanied a clip of Ryan as Ken in the movie.

Eva continued to celebrate the quote, returning to Instagram on Thursday (July 6) with a second post. This time, she included her own compliment of the star.

“To say he’s the greatest actor I’ve ever worked with is an understatement,” she wrote.

While Eva is very clearly Ryan‘s number one fan, it appears to be unlikely that she’ll accompany the actor on the red carpet at any premieres.

Barbie premieres in theaters on July 21, and Ryan has already been busy with promotional appearances.

Did you know that a beloved actor recently revealed that they turned down a role in the movie?

Press play on the Barbie trailer below…