Jennifer Lynn Lopez Rodríguez, (Jennifer Lopez, JLo) is an actress, singer, dancer, songwriter, record producer, fashion designer, businesswoman, television producer, choreographer, and perfumer from the United States of Puerto Rican descent, born in New York on July 24, 1969.
World-renowned for hit songs 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 role in the film Selena, which launched her to fame in 1997 after working in series and films that received lukewarm reviews. However, in 1995, while portraying María, a young Mexican immigrant in the movie My Family, she won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her success with Selena was followed by 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 establishing herself as an actress in Hollywood when she launched her debut album, called On the 6, in collaboration with Sony Music, the record label of Tommy Mottola, achieving tremendous success. Subsequently, the single for the Latin market titled "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, through her sophisticated and sensual image, a symbol of female empowerment.
On February 22, 1997, Jennifer Lopez married the 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, which is believed to have been her only visit to Cuba. The disputes between Lopez and Noa have lasted over 20 years due to the derogatory remarks and discredit that the Cuban continues to direct at the Diva, who published a book in 2006, alleging that Noa had abused her. The following year, they went to trial, and Lopez was awarded $545,000.
In 2011, he joined the Cuban-American singer Pitbull on the track "On The Floor," and in 2014 they collaborated again to perform the anthem of 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 speculation about a possible 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") at a tribute gala for La Guarachera de Cuba, for whom she has always had great admiration.
In July 2017, the single "Ni tú ni yo" was released from the album Por primera vez, featuring the successful Cuban duo Gente de Zona, which has over 117 million views on YouTube. This album also includes the song Amnesia, written by Yotuel Romero of Orishas.
In 2020, she was nominated for a Golden Globe for her leading role as Ramona in the film Hustlers and delivered a memorable performance alongside Colombian artist Shakira during the Super Bowl.
