Gloria Estefan has confirmed that Rachel Zegler will play her in a new biopic.
The 68-year-old singer revealed the movie has been in the works for a long time but she is confident that they have the perfect leading actress in Evita star Rachel, 24.
She told The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre column: “I think she’s awesome, I think she’s incredible. I know she’s killed it in Evita.
“We’re still working on the green light because we’re figuring out where to do it, how to do it. This has been in the works for quite a few years now. And that’s how it is.
“You work, you work, you work, and then all of a sudden, boom, the trigger’s pulled and you’ve got to do it right away. But she’s lovely.
“I think she would [accept]. I just need to offer her an actual part. So we need to be greenlit completely and we’re almost there.
“I met her by Zoom. She’s got a beautiful singing voice and she’s a great actor.”
Gloria also revealed she is keen to perform on Glastonbury’s Pyramid stage after her musician daughter Emily played the festival with Cyndi Lauper last year.
She said: “It’s very exciting, big and complex from what I hear from Emily. Like, it was crazy. But that would be super exciting.
“If I’m still around, I’d love to do that. Now, Glastonbury likes all kinds of artists.”
