Jennifer Lynn Lopez Rodríguez, (Jennifer Lopez, JLo) is an actress, singer, dancer, songwriter, record producer, fashion designer, entrepreneur, television producer, choreographer, and perfumer from the United States of Puerto Rican descent, born in New York on July 24, 1969.
Globally known 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 role in the film Selena, which propelled her to fame in 1997 after working in series and movies that received mixed reviews. However, in 1995, portraying María, a young Mexican immigrant in the film My Family, she won 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 establishing herself as an actress in Hollywood when she launched her first album, On the 6, in collaboration with Sony Music, the record label of Tommy Mottola, to great 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 both an actress and a singer, simultaneously becoming a symbol of female empowerment through her sophisticated and sensual image.
On February 22, 1997, Jennifer Lopez married the Cuban Ojani Noa, from whom she divorced a year later. A video from that time is circulating 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 conflicts between Lopez and Noa have lasted over 20 years due to the derogatory way in which the Cuban continues to refer to the Diva, who published a book in 2006, alleging that Noa was abusive towards her. The following year, they went to trial, and Lopez was awarded $545,000.
In 2011, she collaborated with the Cuban-American singer Pitbull on the song "On The Floor," and in 2014 they teamed up again to sing 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 speculation about a possible relationship between the two actors.
At the 2013 American Music Awards ceremony, she performed three songs by Celia Cruz ("Kímbara", "Life is a Carnival" and "Bemba Colorá") in a tribute gala to La Guarachera de Cuba, for whom she has always felt great admiration.
In July 2017, the single "Ni tú ni yo" was released, belonging to the album Por primera vez, where it features the successful Cuban duo Gente de Zona with over 117 million views on YouTube. The same album 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 movie Hustlers and left us all with a memorable performance alongside the Colombian Shakira at the Super Bowl.
