Jennifer Lynn Lopez Rodríguez, (Jennifer Lopez, JLo) is an actress, singer, dancer, songwriter, record producer, fashion designer, businesswoman, television producer, choreographer, and perfumer of Puerto Rican descent, born in New York on July 24, 1969.
Globally recognized 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 catapulted her to fame in 1997 after she had appeared in series and films that received lukewarm 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 released, in collaboration 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, 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 circulates on the internet showing JLo walking through the streets of the Havana neighborhood of Jaimanitas when she was still not famous, supposedly her only visit to Cuba. The confrontations between Lopez and Noa have been ongoing for over 20 years due to the derogatory way and discredit with which the Cuban continues to refer to the Diva, who in 2006 published a book alleging that Noa had abused her. The following year, they went to court, 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 FIFA 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, 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 held 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 with over 117 million views on YouTube. The same album includes 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 film Hustlers and left us all with a memorable performance alongside the Colombian Shakira at the Super Bowl.
