Jennifer Lynn Lopez was born July 24, 1970 in the Bronx, New York. Known as a Puerto Rican-American actress, singer, designer, dancer and fashion icon.
She is the daughter of David Lopez (a computer specialist at Guardian Insurance in New York and Guadalupe). He taught at a kindergarten in Westchester County (New York). She is the second sister of three girls.
Her older sister Leslie is a housewife and opera singer. Her younger sister Linda is a DJ at the New York WKTU, VH1 VJ. Also a correspondent for the morning news show on Channel 11 in New York.
Childhood Jennifer Lopez
Before going to school, the 5-year-old girl took singing and dancing lessons. She also spent the next 8 years at Holy Family Catholic Girls' High School in the Bronx.
After that, she attended Preston High School for four years, where she was popular as a strong athlete, active in athletics and tennis. Friends there called her La Guitarra because of her curved body.
After graduating from high school at 18, Jennifer moved out of her parents' house and worked at a law firm, dancing at night.
The singer's "breakthrough" came in 1990, when she was offered to participate in Fox's popular comedy In Living Color. For the next two years, she continued to dance with renowned singer and actress Janet Jackson.
Acting career of Jennifer Lopez
She began her acting career in the 1990s, appearing in films such as Mi Familia, Money Train (1995) and U-Turn (1997). Lopez had a role in the film My Family (1995) and the role of Selena Quintanilla in the film Selena (1997).
Jennifer then landed her next role in Out of Sight (1998), where she starred opposite George Clooney.
Later, she also appeared in films: Anaconda (1997), The Cage (2000), Angel Eyes (2001), The Wedding Planner (2001), Enough (2002), Maid in Manhattan ( 2002), Gigli (2003), Jersey Girl (2004), Shall we dance? (2004), Monster in Law (2005) and in other films and television shows.
Jennifer teamed up with Morgan Freeman (Oscar winner) for The Unfinished Life (2005).
A 1970s biopic of Spanish-speaking singer Héctor Lavoe, The Singer (2006), was also made. It starred Jennifer along with her husband Anthony.
Following the films, Lopez was cast in the New Line Cinema comedy film Bridge and Tunnel (2006). In it, she played a stock trader.
Lopez had many more projects amid her busy filming schedules, such as the MTV series Moves, a dance reality show that featured six amateur dancers trying to turn it into show business.
Musical beginning
Lopez was excellent not only in acting, but also in vocals. While enjoying different musical genres, she focused mainly on pop music and was inspired by the local "6" train.
The artist released her first album On the 6 (1999). The second single of the collection was No Me Ames (a Latin American duet with Marc Anthony). The first single of the set If You Had My Love stayed at number 1 for more than 9 weeks.
In the fall of 1999, the singer released the third American single from Waiting for Tonight. In late 2000, she also released the song Love Don't Cost a Thing. It was the album's first single to top the chart in 2001.
The singles of this album I'm Real and Ain't It Funny became the singer's most popular hits. Both spent many weeks on the Billboard charts, making Lopez's second album 9 times platinum.
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Lopez released the remix album J to Tha LO!: The Remixes in mid-2002. It included popular remixes: I'm Real, I'm Gonna Be Alright, Ain't It Funny and Waiting Tonight.
Also included in this album is the new song Alive, which became the soundtrack to the film Enough. Moreover, in the fall of the same year, Jay Lo released the album This Is Me ... Then, which featured hits: Jenny From the Block, All I Have and I'm Glad.
She later worked on Baby I Love You (the fourth single from the remix album), which became the theme song for Gigli, before the release of The One's fifth single.
On November 18, 2003, Lopez released the album Real Me. It included a DVD of music videos, from the first If You Had My Love video to the latest Baby I Love You.
Fashion and beauty
So in love with fashion and beauty, Lopez, without ignoring her musical career, launched her perfume Glow. He rocked the perfume industry in 2001. The perfume became No. 1 in more than 9 countries for more than four months.
Her interest in fashion also led to the launch of her own clothing line, J. Lo By Jennifer Lopez. She, like her perfume, also became successful.
Inspired by Lopez, she once planned to launch a line of jewelry, hats, gloves, scarves. She even launched a new clothing line, Sweetface, which hit stores in November 2003.
In October of the same year, this talented artist introduced her second fragrance, Still, menswear and men's cologne.
Being named the highest paid Latina actress in Hollywood in 2003 and being included in the 2004 Fortune list of the richest artists under 40 with a wealth of over $255 million were two of the many accomplishments Lopez has made in her career.
Jennifer Lopez was in the top 100 sexiest women in the world (2001, 2002, 2003) according to FHM magazine. And also got into the top 50 most beautiful people in the world (1997) according to People magazine. And named one of the 20 best artists of 2001.
On February 12, 2005, Lopez presented the new Sweetface line. It featured stunning denim shorts and trousers, luxurious cashmere sweaters, sexy tops, satin, crystals and lots of fur.
In addition, the line also offered some more glamorous looks, including studded crystal studs. As well as silk chiffon overalls and a fur cape, floor-length with a hood, white.
During the show, the singer also presented her third fragrance, Miami Glow by J Lo, inspired by the hottest city in the country. The next day, Lopez and Anthony performed at the Grammy Awards concert. It was broadcast live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on CBS.
Personal life of Jennifer Lopez
Despite her popularity and success, she had an unsuccessful romance. She married and separated several times. She first married dancer Ohani Noa on February 22, 1997, but divorced him on January 1, 1998. And in 1999, she dated musician P. Diddy. But the couple separated in 2001.
Then she met Chris Judd (dancer and choreographer). This happened during the filming of the music video for the single Love Don't Cost a Thing.
They married on September 29, 2001 in a small ceremony with approximately 170 guests at a suburban home in Los Angeles. But in October 2002, Lopez left him and got engaged to Ben Affleck before she formally split from Judd (January 26, 2003).
After a two-year relationship, Lopez announced that she broke up with Affleck. In 2004, Lopez secretly married Anthony. It was a long time, about 10 years of marriage. But, unfortunately, the couple also divorced in 2014.
Success everywhere
In 2008, Lopez took a break from Hollywood to focus on motherhood. She gave birth to twins, Max and Emme, in February of that year. She was paid $6 million to be featured on the cover of People magazine.
The singer was working on her seventh studio album, Love?, which was released during her pregnancy in 2007.
Louboutins (the first single from the album) was unsuccessful on the charts despite performing at the 2009 American Music Awards. Due to negative reviews, Lopez and Epic Records parted ways at the end of February 2010.
Two months later, Lopez signed with Def Jam Recordings and began working on new material for Love?. Then in June 2010, she was in talks to join the American Idol judging panel following the departure of Ellen DeGeneres.
She started working the same year. The singing competition was also a platform to "promote" her new single On the Floor with Pitbull. Thanks to the TV show, she reappeared in the top 10 on the chart after All I Have in 2003.
In 2013, she began working on a new album to follow up on Love?. At first they planned to release the album AKA in the same year. It was released in June 2014.
The first official single was I Luh Ya Papi, featuring French Montana. Then came the second single First Love, promo songs Girls and Same Girl. The album debuted and peaked at number 8 on the Billboard 200. Then came the third single, Booty, featuring Pitbull.
During the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards, Lopez announced that she had teamed up with Iggy Azalea. The hot music video for the song was released in September and the song topped several charts.
