Jennifer Lynn Lopez Rodríguez, (Jennifer Lopez, JLo) is an American actress, singer, dancer, songwriter, record producer, fashion designer, entrepreneur, television producer, choreographer, and perfumer of Puerto Rican descent, born in New York on July 24, 1969.
Known worldwide for major musical hits such as "If You Had My Love," "No Me Ames," "Waiting for Tonight," "El Anillo Pa Cuando," "On the Floor," and "Dance Again," Jennifer Lopez has sold over 80 million records and became the first Latina actress to earn a million dollars for her performance in the film Selena, which propelled her to fame in 1997 after working in series and films that had not received very favorable reviews, even though in 1995, portraying María, a young Mexican immigrant in the movie My Family, she received the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress. Following her success with Selena, she starred in other titles such as Anaconda, U Turn, directed by Oliver Stone, and Out of Sight, a film by Steven Soderbergh.
By 1999, Jennifer López was already an actress making her mark in Hollywood when she released, in partnership with Sony Music, the record label of Tommy Mottola, her debut album titled On the 6, which was a resounding success. Subsequently, the single for the Latin market, "No me ames," a duet with Marc Anthony, reached number one on the Billboard Latin Tracks for ten consecutive weeks.
In the following years, Jlo would continue to achieve great success as an actress and singer, becoming a symbol of female empowerment through her sophisticated and sensual image.
On February 22, 1997, Jennifer Lopez married Cuban Ojani Noa, from whom she divorced a year later. A video from that time circulates on the internet showing JLo walking through the streets of the Havana neighborhood of Jaimanitas when she was not yet famous, believed to be her only visit to Cuba. The disputes between Lopez and Noa have lasted over 20 years due to the derogatory way in which the Cuban continues to speak about the Diva, who published a book in 2006, claiming that Noa had assaulted her. The following year, they went to trial, and Lopez was awarded $545,000.
In 2011, he collaborated with Cuban-American singer Pitbull on the track "On The Floor," and in 2014 they teamed up again to perform the anthem for the World Cup, later both supported Back It Up by Prince Royce.
In the video for the song "I'm Into You," López was joined by Cuban actor William Levy, which sparked media commentary about a potential relationship between the two actors.
At the 2013 American Music Awards ceremony, she performed three songs by Celia Cruz ("Kímbara," "La vida es un carnaval," and "Bemba Colorá") in a tribute gala to La Guarachera de Cuba, for whom she has always had great admiration.
In July 2017, the single "Ni tú ni yo" was released, part of the album Por primera vez, where the successful Cuban duo Gente de Zona joins in, achieving over 117 million views on YouTube. The same album features the song Amnesia, written by Yotuel Romero from Orishas.
In 2020, she was nominated for a Golden Globe for her leading role as Ramona in the movie Hustlers and left us all with a memorable performance alongside the Colombian Shakira at the Super Bowl.
