Gloria Estefan stars in Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie, based on the hit Netflix kids show Gabby’s Dollhouse, in theaters Friday. She plays Gabby’s grandmother GiGi, who goes on a road trip with Gabby to “Cat Francisco,” where her precious dollhouse falls into the hands of a cat lady named Vera, played by Kristen Wiig. Gloria tells ABC Audio she thinks the film may earn her a whole new audience.

“When they sent me the script … I was enamored because [the role was] a grandma. So I go, ‘Oh my God, this is me.’ And the script was phenomenal,” says Gloria. She’s also a “huge fan” of Wiig. She wasn’t familiar with the Netflix series, though, so she watched it.

“I saw, like, kids — little kids — they’re addicted to this show,” Gloria says. “And I thought, ‘You know what? Good idea to get in ther

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